Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Nantucket County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for median household income (16th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (47th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,483	7,044,056	334,922,499	2187th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$139,688	$103,960	$80,734	16th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	40.0	38.9	1372nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	56.3%	47.3%	35.7%	47th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$1,593,800	$562,100	$332,700	2nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,213	$1,762	$1,413	18th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	3.2%	10.0%	12.5%	3220th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	5.2%	5.2%	1728th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	313.6	903.0	n/a	484th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.8%	18.0%	14.1%	177th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	83.2	n/a	n/a	37th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.8%	62.5%	65.2%	2039th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.0	29.1	26.4	3011th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.0%	18.6%	15.1%	643rd of 3,222
Uninsured	4.1%	n/a	n/a	3096th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.7%	45.9%	46.9%	238th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.8%	n/a	n/a	121st 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 Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17.0%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.4%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	49.6	52.7	61.4

Age in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	42.4	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.8%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.4%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	5,252	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	73.7%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.6%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.2%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	33.2%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$77,014	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	4.9%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	37.1%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	3.2%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	13.6%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	12,594	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	58.3%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.2%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.7%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,974	$5,992	n/a

Education in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.1%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.8%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	34.4%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.9%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.8%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.9%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.4%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.6%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.9%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.7%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.4%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.4%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.3%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.2%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.6%	19.5%	16.7%

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