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Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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Table

Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
232,570
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
232,570
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
231,735
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
229,067
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
228,995
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
1.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 228,996
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 215,888
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
3.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
13.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
34.0%
Female persons, percent
51.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
91.4%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.7%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
88.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 14,891
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 9.6%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 166,899
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 80.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $575,900
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $2,379
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $893
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,596
Building Permits, 2023 547
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 102,981
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.21
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 10.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 96.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 93.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 47.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
3.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,617,446
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,441,243
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 382,675
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,827,152
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $25,109
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 25.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $94,452
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $60,325
Persons in poverty, percent
8.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 8,913
Total employment, 2022 76,094
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 4,482,783
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 7.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 28,150
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 7,624
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 4,828
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,443
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 452
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 6,506
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 258
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 6,671
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 580.9
Population per square mile, 2010 548.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 394.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 393.72
FIPS Code 25001
Value Notes

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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