Dennis Port vs South Dennis

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

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

Dennis Port has the higher population (3,439 vs 3,190 in South Dennis). South Dennis has the higher median household income ($86,500 vs $61,974 in Dennis Port). South Dennis has the higher median home value ($454,400 vs $450,500 in Dennis Port).

Population, income & housing

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
Population	3,439	3,190
Median age	58.3 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,974	$86,500
Median home value	$450,500	$454,400
Median gross rent	$1,524	$1,542
Housing units	5,260	2,619
Homeownership rate	69.1%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
Population	3,428 → 3,439 (+0.3%)	3,393 → 3,190 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$55,256 → $61,974 (+12.2%)	$59,963 → $86,500 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$321,200 → $450,500 (+40.3%)	$314,400 → $454,400 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,509 → $1,524 (+1.0%)	$1,374 → $1,542 (+12.2%)

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

South Dennis

Population

3,3933,190

Median household income

$59,963$86,500

Median home value

$314,400$454,400

Median gross rent

$1,374$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
Under 5	1.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	8.3%	8.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.7%	7.4%
35 to 44	7.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	9.2%
55 to 64	23.8%	18.7%
65 to 74	19.0%	16.5%
75 and over	12.3%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	91.2%
Black or African American	2.8%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.2%
Two or more races	6.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
No high school diploma	5.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	23.7%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
Drove alone	76.8%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
1-unit, detached	77.9%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Dennis Port	South Dennis
Poverty rate	18.9%	4.5%
Average household size	1.85	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1961	1975