U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Nantucket County, Massachusetts
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 14,255 |
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
14,444 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) |
NA |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) |
14,251 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
1.4% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 14,255 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 10,172 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent |
5.7% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent |
20.3% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent |
17.1% |
| Female persons, percent |
48.1% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent |
83.7% |
| Black alone, percent (a)(a) |
11.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.5% |
| Asian alone, percent (a)(a) |
1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.1% |
| Two or More Races, percent |
2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b) |
17.0% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent |
69.5% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2019-2023 | 515 |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 | 15.1% |
| Housing | |
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 12,892 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 | 76.5% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 | $1,387,000 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 | $3,485 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 | $1,199 |
| Median gross rent, 2019-2023 | $2,070 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | 232 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2019-2023 | 5,048 |
| Persons per household, 2019-2023 | 2.78 |
| Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 | 92.8% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 | 15.6% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 | 98.8% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 | 95.0% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 96.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 58.4% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 | 7.1% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent |
3.8% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 72.9% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 70.7% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 240,117 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 115,107 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 25,866 |
| Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 597,345 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) | $41,359 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 15.2 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $119,750 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $72,733 |
| Persons in poverty, percent |
6.5% |
| Businesses | |
|---|---|
| Total employer establishments, 2022 | 1,242 |
| Total employment, 2022 | 5,347 |
| Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) | 498,487 |
| Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 | 9.6% |
| Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 | 2,965 |
| All employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 1,093 |
| Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 760 |
| Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 171 |
| Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | S |
| Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 947 |
| Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | S |
| Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 1,005 |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 308.6 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 226.2 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 46.19 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 44.97 |
| FIPS Code | 25019 |