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Nantucket town, Nantucket County, MA

13,795 Population
46.2 square miles 298.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±3.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 41.9 ±3.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$52,324 ±$3,779 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $52,324 ±$3,779
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$116,571 ±$13,300 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $116,571 † ±$13,300
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

6% ±1.5% (816  ±209) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 6% † 816 (±1.5% / ±209)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

13.8 minutes ±1.5 (91,405  ±11,409) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 13.8 † 91,405 (±1.5 / ±11,409)
  • about half the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

4,031 ±280 Number of households
  • Nantucket County: 4,031 ±280
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
3.4 ±0.2 (13,531  ±112) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 3.4 13,531 (±0.2 / ±112)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

5.6% ±3.4% (144  ±89) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 5.6% † 144 (±3.4% / ±89)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

12,138 ±39 Number of housing units
  • Nantucket County: 12,138 ±39
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$1,082,900 ±$98,140 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $1,082,900 ±$98,140
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

8.4% ±2.7% (1,154  ±365.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 8.4% † 1,154 (±2.7% / ±365.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

96.2% ±7.1% (9,827  ±769.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 96.2% 9,827 (±7.1% / ±769.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
50.7% ±4.7% (5,179  ±501.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 50.7% 5,179 (±4.7% / ±501.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

14.6% ±3.4% (2,014  ±462) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 14.6% † 2,014 (±3.4% / ±462)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

5.2% ±1.1% (574  ±122) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 5.2% † 574 (±1.1% / ±122)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
574 Total veterans ±122 566 Male ±121 8 Female ±9

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