Dennis vs North Eastham

A side-by-side comparison of Dennis and North Eastham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Eastham has the higher population (1,958 vs 1,903 in Dennis). Dennis has the higher median household income ($127,292 vs $80,375 in North Eastham). Dennis has the higher median home value ($835,300 vs $641,200 in North Eastham).

Population, income & housing

	Dennis	North Eastham
Population	1,903	1,958
Median age	63.2 yrs	64.7 yrs
Median household income	$127,292	$80,375
Median home value	$835,300	$641,200
Median gross rent	$1,542	$1,653
Housing units	2,417	2,710
Homeownership rate	87.2%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.3%	55.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennis	North Eastham
Population	2,307 → 1,903 (-17.5%)	1,612 → 1,958 (+21.5%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $127,292 (+40.2%)	$70,864 → $80,375 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$505,900 → $835,300 (+65.1%)	$484,500 → $641,200 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,239 → $1,542 (+24.5%)	$1,303 → $1,653 (+26.9%)

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

North Eastham

Population

1,6121,958

Median household income

$70,864$80,375

Median home value

$484,500$641,200

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dennis	North Eastham
Under 5	0.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	8.8%	7.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	4.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	4.5%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	7.1%
55 to 64	20.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	23.2%	27.3%
75 and over	19.1%	22.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennis	North Eastham
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennis	North Eastham
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	24.2%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	29.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennis	North Eastham
Drove alone	64.0%	79.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.6%	11.7%
Other means	1.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennis	North Eastham
1-unit, detached	86.8%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dennis	North Eastham
Poverty rate	3.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1973	1973