Dukes County, Massachusetts

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Dukes County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for median household income (40th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (76th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,933	7,044,056	334,922,499	1826th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$125,786	$103,960	$80,734	40th of 3,221
Median Age	50.7	40.0	38.9	184th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.9%	47.3%	35.7%	76th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$1,165,800	$562,100	$332,700	7th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,277	$1,762	$1,413	448th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.4%	10.0%	12.5%	3205th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.6%	5.2%	5.2%	522nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	202.8	903.0	n/a	627th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.8%	18.0%	14.1%	222nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.1	n/a	n/a	60th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.1%	62.5%	65.2%	350th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.4	29.1	26.4	2980th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.6%	18.6%	15.1%	97th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.1%	n/a	n/a	3105th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.1%	45.9%	46.9%	1011th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.2%	n/a	n/a	494th 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 Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.0	52.7	61.4

Age in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	50.7	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.8%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.9%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.5%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	7,584	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.8%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.3%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	30.7%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$79,756	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.4%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.6%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	24.3%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.4%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.4%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	17,822	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.7%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	57.4%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.9%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,828	$5,992	n/a

Education in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	4.7%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.7%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.7%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.5%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.4%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.3%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	60.6%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.1%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.2%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.8%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Dukes County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.0%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.5%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.3%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.9%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.9%	19.5%	16.7%

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