Dennis vs Harwich Port

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

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

Harwich Port has the higher population (2,011 vs 1,903 in Dennis). Dennis has the higher median household income ($127,292 vs $64,813 in Harwich Port). Dennis has the higher median home value ($835,300 vs $654,900 in Harwich Port).

Population, income & housing

	Dennis	Harwich Port
Population	1,903	2,011
Median age	63.2 yrs	62.8 yrs
Median household income	$127,292	$64,813
Median home value	$835,300	$654,900
Median gross rent	$1,542	$1,174
Housing units	2,417	2,309
Homeownership rate	87.2%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.3%	67.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennis	Harwich Port
Population	2,307 → 1,903 (-17.5%)	1,809 → 2,011 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $127,292 (+40.2%)	$58,438 → $64,813 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$505,900 → $835,300 (+65.1%)	$543,600 → $654,900 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,239 → $1,542 (+24.5%)	$847 → $1,174 (+38.6%)

Dennis

Population

2,3071,903

Median household income

$90,795$127,292

Median home value

$505,900$835,300

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,542

Harwich Port

Population

1,8092,011

Median household income

$58,438$64,813

Median home value

$543,600$654,900

Median gross rent

$847$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dennis	Harwich Port
Under 5	0.9%	2.0%
5 to 17	8.8%	6.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	4.7%	6.4%
35 to 44	4.5%	6.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	20.3%	20.0%
65 to 74	23.2%	16.2%
75 and over	19.1%	26.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennis	Harwich Port
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennis	Harwich Port
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.5%
High school graduate	24.2%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennis	Harwich Port
Drove alone	64.0%	71.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	1.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.6%	22.3%
Other means	1.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennis	Harwich Port
1-unit, detached	86.8%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	9.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dennis	Harwich Port
Poverty rate	3.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.01	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1973	1961