Dukes County, MA

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2022 Population

20,543

1.31% 1-year growth

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

49.2

2.71% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

6.71%

14.2% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$93,225

20.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$998,100

16.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dukes County, MA had a population of 20.5k people with a median age of 49.2 and a median household income of $93,225. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dukes County, MA grew from 20,277 to 20,543, a 1.31% increase and its median household income grew from $77,392 to $93,225, a 20.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dukes County, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.48%).

None of the households in Dukes County, 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.

91.2% of the residents in Dukes County, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Dukes County, MA was $998,100, and the homeownership rate was 76.6%.

Most people in Dukes County, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Dukes County, MA was 2 cars per household.

Dukes County, MA borders Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, and Nantucket County, MA.

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Population & Diversity

Dukes County, MA is home to a population of 20.5k people, from which 91.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.7% of Dukes County, MA residents were born outside of the country (3.01k people).

In 2022, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Dukes County, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.55k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 595 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.2%

2022 Citizenship

94.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 91.2% of Dukes County, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Dukes County, MA was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dukes County, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dukes County, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 680
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.55k ± 650
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
595 ± 335

3.64%

Hispanic Population

748 people

3.64% of the people in Dukes County, MA are hispanic (748 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dukes County, MA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

14.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.01k people

13.1%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.65k people

As of 2022, 14.7% of Dukes County, MA residents (3.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dukes County, MA was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dukes County, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
471 ± 194
Gulf War (1990s)
166 ± 136
Korea
109 ± 111

Dukes County, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.84 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dukes County, MA employs 10.5k people. The largest industries in Dukes County, MA are Construction (1,932 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,087 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,013 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($220,738), and Wholesale Trade ($115,901).

Employment

Occupations

10.5k

2022 Value

± 1,068

−0.333%

1 Year decline

± 14.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dukes County, MA declined at a rate of −0.333%, from 10.5k employees to 10.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dukes County, MA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,417 people), Management Occupations (1,370 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,101 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dukes County, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.5k

2022 Value

± 1,068

−0.333%

1 Year decline

± 14.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dukes County, MA declined at a rate of −0.333%, from 10.5k employees to 10.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dukes County, MA, are Construction (1,932 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,087 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,013 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dukes County, MA, though some of these residents may live in Dukes County, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,917

Median earning men ± $5,408

$40,716

Median earning women ± $8,614

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($241,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,414), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($220,820), Wholesale Trade ($115,864), and Information ($85,714).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

297
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
250
Retail Trade
221
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dukes County, MA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 77% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (20.4%), followed by Other (1.48%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (77%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (20.4%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dukes County, MA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 77% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (20.4%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Dukes County, MA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.17% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.24% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.35M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.03M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dukes County, MA was $998,100 in 2022, which is 3.54 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $857,600 to $998,100, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Dukes County, MA is 76.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dukes County, MA have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dukes County, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dukes County, MA is $93,225. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Dukes County, MA was Census Tract 2004 with a value of $128,110, followed by Census Tract 2002 and Census Tract 2003, with respective values of $106,284 and $79,127.

Property

$998,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$65,423

$5,285

Median Property Taxes

±$594

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 Dukes County, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dukes County, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.6%

Homeownership

2022

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 76.6% of the housing units in Dukes County, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dukes County, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2004
Census Tract 2002
Census Tract 2003

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Dukes County, MA was Census Tract 2004 with a value of $128,110, followed by Census Tract 2002 and Census Tract 2003, with respective values of $106,284 and $79,127.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Dukes County, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,225

Median Household Income

± $8,589

6.9k

Number of Households

± 727

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.9k households in Dukes County, MA grew to $93,225 from the previous year's value of $77,392.

The following chart displays the households in Dukes County, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dukes County, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2021 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2022, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.047% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (65.4%)
Worked At Home (17.7%)
Carpooled (9.69%)

In 2022, 65.4% of workers in Dukes County, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.69%).

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.

Commute Time

15.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dukes County, MA have a shorter commute time (15.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.735% of the workforce in Dukes County, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dukes County, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dukes County, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dukes County, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dukes County, MA (1.36k out of 20.3k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dukes County, MA is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.5% of the population of Dukes County, MA has health coverage, with 33.3% on employee plans, 21.9% on Medicaid, 20% on Medicare, 17.8% on non-group plans, and 0.509% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dukes County, MA see 1247 patients per year on average, which represents a 13.6% decrease from the previous year (1444 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1918 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 165 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,247 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dukes County, MA

Primary care physicians in Dukes County, MA see an average of 1,247 patients per year. This represents a 13.6% decrease from the previous year (1,444 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dukes County, MA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.47%

Uninsured

33.3%

Employer Coverage

21.9%

Medicaid

20%

Medicare

17.8%

Non-Group

0.509%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dukes County, MA grew by 4.06% from 6.22% to 6.47%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dukes County, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.