Nantucket County, MA Demographic Data

Nantucket County, MA Summary

Nantucket County is located in Massachusetts
  • Population: 10,194
  • Area: 303.66 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 44.97 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 258.69 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 33.57 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 0.00 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Nantucket County, MA Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,966
46%
50.8
Male
5,728
54%
49.2
Total Population
10,694
 
323,128,000

Nantucket County, MA Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
548
5.1% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
701
6.6% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
595
5.6% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
520
4.9% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
545
5.1% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,735
16.2% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,518
14.2% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,586
14.8% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
732
6.8% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
715
6.7% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
906
8.5% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
434
4.1% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
159
1.5% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,561
80.1%
77.2
Female
3,899
45.5%
51.3
Male
4,662
54.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,263
77.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,885
17.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,499
14.0%
15.2
Female
781
52.1%
55.8
Male
718
47.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0

Nantucket County, MA Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,251
95.9% 
96.8
White
9,122
85.3% 
72.6
Black or African American
726
6.8% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
62
0.6% 
0.8
Asian
105
1.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.1% 
1.2
Chinese
44
0.4% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
26
0.2% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
27
0.3% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
236
2.2% 
5.1
Two or More Races
443
4.1% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,268
11.9% 
17.8
Mexican
272
2.5% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
129
1.2% 
1.7
Cuban
18
0.2% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
849
7.9% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,426
88.1% 
82.2

Nantucket County, MA Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
71
0.9% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
344
4.4% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,948
25.0% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,606
20.6% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
545
7.0% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,843
23.7% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,428
18.3% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
415
5.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,370
94.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,271
42.0%
31.2

Nantucket County, MA Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,964
33.5%
33.7%
Now Married
4,305
48.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,013
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
178
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
390
4.4
5.8%

Nantucket County, MA Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,642
85.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,504
14.8%
21.6%
Spanish
818
8.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
496
4.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
134
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
56
0.6%
1.1%

Nantucket County, MA Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
92
2.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
127
3.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
161
4.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
250
6.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
282
7.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
783
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
376
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
934
24.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
400
10.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
431
11.2%
6.4
Median household income
89,428
 
57,617
Per capita income
46,009
 
31,128

Nantucket County, MA Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
122
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
722
11.4%
9.8
Construction
1,089
17.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,128
17.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
475
7.5%
6.6
Information
131
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
162
2.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
325
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
689
10.9%
11.4
Public administration
231
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
878
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
233
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
143
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,312
20.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,784
28.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
431
6.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,681
26.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,120
17.7%
18.1%

Nantucket County, MA Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,165
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,073
66.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
515
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
107
1.7%
5.1
Walked
741
12.0%
2.7
Other means
435
7.1%
1.8
Worked at home
294
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.9
 
26.6

Nantucket County, MA Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
313
8.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,302
33.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,543
40.2%
37.1
3 or more
678
17.7%
21.0

Nantucket County, MA Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
3,836
32.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,451
63.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,385
36.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,008
67.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
21
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5

Nantucket County, MA Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,844
1 room
380
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
620
5.2%
2.7
3 rooms
862
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,258
10.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,644
13.9%
19.8
6 rooms
2,352
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,299
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,624
13.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,805
15.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Nantucket County, MA Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,844
 
 
1-unit, detached
10,119
85.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
450
3.8%
5.9
2-units
617
5.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
375
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
43
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
39
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
188
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.1%
0.1

Nantucket County, MA Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,913
16.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
227
1.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
493
4.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
813
6.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,443
12.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,348
19.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,593
21.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,916
16.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
52
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
46
0.4%
1.4%

Nantucket County, MA Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
226
5.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,301
33.9%
4.7
Electricity
806
21.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,386
36.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
19
0.5%
0.1
Wood
60
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
38
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1

Nantucket County, MA Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,669
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
16
1.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
47
2.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
58
3.5%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
246
14.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
249
14.9%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
322
19.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
731
43.8%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
472
28.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
197
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
204
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
172
10.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
624
37.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Nantucket County, MA Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,235 
 
41,631,300 
$3,000 or more
46
3.7%
1.8%
Less than $500
54
4.4%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
104
8.4%
1.9%
$500 to $999
215
17.4%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
262
21.2%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
266
21.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
288
23.3%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
150
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,615
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
59
4.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
169
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
362
29.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
160
13.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
93
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
392
31.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
150
0.0%
0.0%

Nantucket County, MA Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,451
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
46
1.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
16
0.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
20
0.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
30
1.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
144
5.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,041
42.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,154
47.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
966,600
 
205,000