Nantucket County, MA

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2024 Population
14,483
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42.4
3.92% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.16%
4.33% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$139,688
16.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.59M
14.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,204
0.848% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Nantucket 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.

92.6% of the residents in Nantucket County, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Nantucket County, MA was $1.59M, and the homeownership rate was 71.8%.

Most people in Nantucket County, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16 minutes. The average car ownership in Nantucket County, MA was 2 cars per household.

Nantucket County, MA borders Dukes County, MA.

About the photo: Mikas Pond, Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Population & Diversity

Nantucket County, MA is home to a population of 14.5k people, from which 92.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.8% of Nantucket County, MA residents were born outside of the country (2.29k people).

In 2024, there were 7.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.88k people) in Nantucket County, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.36k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%
2024 Citizenship
92.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.6% of Nantucket County, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Nantucket County, MA was 92.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nantucket County, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.88k ± 129
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.41k ± 579
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.36k ± 245
17%
Hispanic Population
2.47k people

In 2024, there were 7.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.88k people) in Nantucket County, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.36k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17% of the people in Nantucket County, MA are hispanic (2.47k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Nantucket County, MA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. China
    103,356 ± 7,834 people
  2. Brazil
    101,793 ± 7,776 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.29k people
15.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.16k people

As of 2024, 15.8% of Nantucket County, MA residents (2.29k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Nantucket County, MA was 15.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    313 ± 132
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    102 ± 94
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    92 ± 103

Nantucket County, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Nantucket County, MA employs 8.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nantucket County, MA were Construction (1,452 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,233 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,080 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($111,884), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,625).

Employment

Occupations

8.2k
2024 Value
± 939
0.848%
1 Year growth
± 15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nantucket County, MA grew at a rate of 0.848%, from 8.14k employees to 8.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nantucket County, MA, are Management Occupations (1,386 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,168 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (763 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nantucket County, MA.

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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.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.2k
2024 Value
± 939
0.848%
1 Year growth
± 15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nantucket County, MA grew at a rate of 0.848%, from 8.14k employees to 8.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nantucket County, MA, are Construction (1,452 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,233 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,080 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nantucket County, MA, though some of these residents may live in Nantucket County, 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

$76,392
Median earning men ± $12,316
$65,418
Median earning women ± $4,384

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Public Administration ($133,516), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,778).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,200), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,313), and Construction ($73,482).

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 338
    Construction
  2. 119
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  3. 105
    Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $101k
    Construction
  2. $70.5k
    Accommodation and Food Services
  3. $70.1k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), 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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (61.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (36%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (1.48%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Nantucket County, MA was $1.59M in 2024, which is 4.79 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.39M to $1.59M, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Nantucket County, MA is 71.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nantucket County, MA have an average commute time of 16 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nantucket County, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 18.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nantucket County, MA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.94%.

Housing

Property

$1.59M
Median Property Value 2024
±$149,009
$3,770
Median Property Taxes
±$497

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

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Rent vs Own

71.8%
Homeownership
2024
71.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.8% of the housing units in Nantucket County, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$139,688
Median Household Income
± $16,786
5.25k
Number of Households
± 648

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.25k households in Nantucket County, MA grew to $139,688 from the previous year's value of $119,750.

The following chart displays the households in Nantucket 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nantucket County, MA is from Massachusetts.
0.478
2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts
0.48
2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (13%)
  3. Walked (6.45%)

In 2024, 67.9% of workers in Nantucket County, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who walked to work (6.45%).

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

16 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nantucket County, MA have a shorter commute time (16 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Nantucket County, 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 Nantucket County, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nantucket County, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nantucket County, MA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.94%.

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Poverty & Diversity

3.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nantucket County, MA (451 out of 14.3k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nantucket County, MA is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 6.6% of the children was living in poverty in Nantucket County, MA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.8%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 158 in Nantucket County, MA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 308 per 100,000 population.

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Health

92.2% of the population of Nantucket County, MA has health coverage, with 51.5% on employee plans, 6.83% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 22.4% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nantucket County, MA see 2,415 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,415 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1602 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 229 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,415 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nantucket County, MA

Primary care physicians in Nantucket County, MA see an average of 2,415 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,415 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.6% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 46.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

7.83%
Uninsured
51.5%
Employer Coverage
6.83%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
22.4%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nantucket County, MA grew by 20.6% from 6.49% to 7.83%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 28.3% in Nantucket County, MA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 3.77% in Nantucket County, MA.

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