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Nantucket town, Nantucket County, MA

11,168 Population
46.2 square miles 241.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 40.3 ±1.3
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$55,398 ±$5,785 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $55,398 † ±$5,785
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$107,717 ±$5,735 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $107,717 ±$5,735
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

8.7% ±2.9% (960  ±316) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 8.7% † 960 (±2.9% / ±316)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

12 minutes ±2.2 (69,365  ±13,531) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 12 † 69,365 (±2.2 / ±13,531)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

3,713 ±239 Number of households
  • Nantucket County: 3,713 ±239
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.9 ±0.2 (10,882  ±105) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 2.9 10,882 (±0.2 / ±105)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

9.4% ±4.4% (241  ±112) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 9.4% † 241 (±4.4% / ±112)
  • more than double the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

12,345 ±43 Number of housing units
  • Nantucket County: 12,345 ±43
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$1,084,700 ±$67,219 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $1,084,700 ±$67,219
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

10.6% ±2.7% (1,163  ±296.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 10.6% † 1,163 (±2.7% / ±296.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

95.6% ±6.5% (7,834  ±540.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 95.6% 7,834 (±6.5% / ±540.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
52.8% ±4.6% (4,328  ±378.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 52.8% 4,328 (±4.6% / ±378.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 43.7% 2,089,065 (±0.2% / ±9,152.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.6% ±2.9% (1,297  ±319) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 11.6% † 1,297 (±2.9% / ±319)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

5.6% ±1.2% (496  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 5.6% † 496 (±1.2% / ±108)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
496 Total veterans ±108 492 Male ±109 4 Female ±7

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