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Nantucket town, Nantucket County, MA

11,212 Population
46.2 square miles 242.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 41.7 ±2.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$57,246 ±$5,723 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $57,246 † ±$5,723
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $45,555 ±$231
$112,306 ±$10,162 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $112,306 ±$10,162
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $84,385 ±$511

6.3% ±1.8% (700  ±204) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 6.3% † 700 (±1.8% / ±204)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 653,454 (±0.2% / ±10,187)

13.5 minutes ±1.9 (79,835  ±12,375) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 13.5 † 79,835 (±1.9 / ±12,375)
  • about half the figure in Massachusetts: 30 97,551,415 (±0.1 / ±515,573)

Families

3,709 ±317 Number of households
  • Nantucket County: 3,709 ±317
  • Massachusetts: 2,646,980 ±4,188
3 ±0.3 (10,937  ±129) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 3 10,937 (±0.3 / ±129)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,624,698

5.9% ±4.3% (138  ±101) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 5.9% † 138 (±4.3% / ±101)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,447 (±0.1% / ±2,126)

Housing

12,498 ±47 Number of housing units
  • Nantucket County: 12,498 ±47
  • Massachusetts: 2,913,009 ±462

$1,117,300 ±$70,758 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $1,117,300 ±$70,758
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $398,800 ±$1,388

9% ±2.7% (1,005  ±298.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 9% † 1,005 (±2.7% / ±298.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.6% 856,902 (±0.2% / ±11,187.8)

Social

95.1% ±6.8% (8,430  ±661.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 95.1% 8,430 (±6.8% / ±661.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.1% 4,385,537 (±0.3% / ±16,151.2)
47.5% ±4.2% (4,212  ±398.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 47.5% 4,212 (±4.2% / ±398.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 44.5% 2,144,142 (±0.2% / ±10,973.2)

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

15.6% ±3.7% (1,751  ±419) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 15.6% † 1,751 (±3.7% / ±419)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.9% 1,158,909 (±0.1% / ±9,780)

5.5% ±1.6% (518  ±155) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 5.5% † 518 (±1.6% / ±155)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.3% 290,648 (±0.1% / ±3,865)
518 Total veterans ±155 511 Male ±154 7 Female ±8

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