Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA

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2022 Population
126,410
0.964% 1-year growth
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
55.1
0.916% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
7.09%
4.93% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$89,270
11.1% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$633,800
18.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA had a population of 126k people with a median age of 55.1 and a median household income of $89,270. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA grew from 125,203 to 126,410, a 0.964% increase and its median household income grew from $80,341 to $89,270, a 11.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.04%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.23%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.81%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.45%).

10.9% of the households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was $633,800, and the homeownership rate was 80.8%.

Most people in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA is home to a population of 126k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.64% of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA residents were born outside of the country (12.2k people).

In 2022, there were 21.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (108k people) in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.11k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 4.09k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA are Portuguese (4,522 households), Spanish (3,344 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (576 households).

Citizenship

95.9%
2022 Citizenship
96.1%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.9% of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    108k ± 1.17k
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    5.11k ± 987
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.09k ± 743
4.34%
Hispanic Population
5.49k people

In 2022, there were 21.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (108k people) in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.11k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 4.09k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.34% of the people in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA are hispanic (5.49k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.64%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
12.2k people
9.26%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
11.6k people

As of 2022, 9.64% of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA residents (12.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was 9.26%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Portuguese
    4,522 households (3.7%)
  2. Spanish
    3,344 households (2.74%)
  3. French (Incl. Cajun)
    576 households (0.471%)

10.9% of the households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was Portuguese. 3.7% of the households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA reported speaking Portuguese at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,257 ± 405
  2. Korea
    996 ± 238
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    627 ± 214

Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA employs 53.4k people. The largest industries in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA are Construction (6,192 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,043 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,153 people), and the highest paying industries are Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($293,238), Motion pictures & video industries ($290,950), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($290,919).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
23,045
Women
48.2%
24,767
Men
51.8%

The workforce of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA in 2020 was 47,812 people, with 48.2% woman, and 51.8% men.

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Occupations

53.4k
2022 Value
−0.588%
1 Year decline
± −0.588%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA declined at a rate of −0.588%, from 53.7k employees to 53.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA, are Retail salespersons (1,652 people), Other managers (1,518 people), and Registered nurses (1,510 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

53.4k
2022 Value
−0.588%
1 Year decline
± −0.588%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA declined at a rate of −0.588%, from 53.7k employees to 53.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA, are Construction (6,192 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,043 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,153 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA, though some of these residents may live in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,853
Median earning men ± $2,386
$45,537
Median earning women ± $2,916

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($92,094), Information ($85,859), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,059).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,271), Wholesale Trade ($65,824), and Public Administration ($61,806).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.61%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts2
Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.354% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.461% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (27.5k), High School or Equivalent (25k), and Graduate Degree (21.5k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was $633,800 in 2022, which is 2.25 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $532,900 to $633,800, a 18.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA is 80.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA is $89,270. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $198,790, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $172,007 and $157,236.

Property

$633,800
Median Property Value 2022
±$14,216
$43,843
Median Property Taxes
±$1,347

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

80.8%
Homeownership
2022
64.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 80.8% of the housing units in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.9%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $198,790, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $172,007 and $157,236.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,270
Median Household Income
± $3,119
54.3k
Number of Households
± 1,722

In 2022, the median household income of the 54.3k households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA grew to $89,270 from the previous year's value of $80,341.

The following chart displays the households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

0.498
2022 Wage GINI in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA
0.485
2021 Wage GINI in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA

In 2022, the income inequality in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.67% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (71.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.6%)
  3. Carpooled (6.81%)

In 2022, 71.8% of workers in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.81%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.13% of the workforce in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA (8.85k out of 125k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA is White, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.5% of the population of Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA has health coverage, with 36.5% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 24.6% on Medicare, 19.5% on non-group plans, and 0.842% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 966 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 930 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 142 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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966 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Massachusetts

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see an average of 966 patients per year. This represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.2% under 18 years, 13.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.49%
Uninsured
36.5%
Employer Coverage
15%
Medicaid
24.6%
Medicare
19.5%
Non-Group
0.842%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA declined by 7.75% from 3.78% to 3.49%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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