Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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Barnstable County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for median age (52nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (124th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	231,668	7,044,056	334,922,499	306th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,241	$103,960	$80,734	222nd of 3,221
Median Age	55.4	40.0	38.9	52nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.2%	47.3%	35.7%	124th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$629,000	$562,100	$332,700	71st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,678	$1,762	$1,413	151st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.0%	12.5%	2899th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	5.2%	5.2%	1228th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	587.7	903.0	n/a	292nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.9%	18.0%	14.1%	400th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	379th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.1%	62.5%	65.2%	468th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	29.1	26.4	1475th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.0%	18.6%	15.1%	337th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.2%	n/a	n/a	3124th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.0%	45.9%	46.9%	1659th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.8%	n/a	n/a	117th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.9	52.7	61.4

Age in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	55.4	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	14.1%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.3%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	105,777	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.7%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.5%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$62,086	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.6%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.2%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.8%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	166,215	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.8%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	36.4%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.9%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.4%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,239	$5,992	n/a

Education in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	3.8%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.9%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.1%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.9%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.4%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.3%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.1%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.7%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.6%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.4%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.5%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.2%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.0%	19.5%	16.7%

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