Dennis Port vs East Sandwich

A side-by-side comparison of Dennis Port and East Sandwich: population, income, housing, and more.

Dennis Port and East Sandwich are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Sandwich has the higher population (3,597 vs 3,439 in Dennis Port). East Sandwich has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $61,974 in Dennis Port). East Sandwich has the higher median home value ($651,900 vs $450,500 in Dennis Port).

Population, income & housing

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
Population	3,439	3,597
Median age	58.3 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,974	$128,750
Median home value	$450,500	$651,900
Median gross rent	$1,524	$1,556
Housing units	5,260	2,175
Homeownership rate	69.1%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	54.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
Population	3,428 → 3,439 (+0.3%)	3,473 → 3,597 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$55,256 → $61,974 (+12.2%)	$107,793 → $128,750 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$321,200 → $450,500 (+40.3%)	$484,400 → $651,900 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,509 → $1,524 (+1.0%)	$1,289 → $1,556 (+20.7%)

Dennis Port

Population

3,4283,439

Median household income

$55,256$61,974

Median home value

$321,200$450,500

Median gross rent

$1,509$1,524

East Sandwich

Population

3,4733,597

Median household income

$107,793$128,750

Median home value

$484,400$651,900

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,556

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
Under 5	1.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	8.3%	9.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.7%	4.9%
35 to 44	7.1%	5.8%
45 to 54	14.9%	16.2%
55 to 64	23.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	19.0%	25.1%
75 and over	12.3%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	95.9%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
No high school diploma	5.0%	1.1%
High school graduate	23.7%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	26.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
Drove alone	76.8%	70.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	7.8%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
1-unit, detached	77.9%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dennis Port	East Sandwich
Poverty rate	18.9%	12.1%
Average household size	1.85	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1961	1979