Dennis vs Pocasset

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

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

Pocasset has the higher population (2,375 vs 1,903 in Dennis). Dennis has the higher median household income ($127,292 vs $84,544 in Pocasset). Dennis has the higher median home value ($835,300 vs $607,700 in Pocasset).

Population, income & housing

	Dennis	Pocasset
Population	1,903	2,375
Median age	63.2 yrs	61.9 yrs
Median household income	$127,292	$84,544
Median home value	$835,300	$607,700
Median gross rent	$1,542	$671
Housing units	2,417	2,254
Homeownership rate	87.2%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.3%	44.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennis	Pocasset
Population	2,307 → 1,903 (-17.5%)	2,893 → 2,375 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $127,292 (+40.2%)	$61,722 → $84,544 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$505,900 → $835,300 (+65.1%)	$362,000 → $607,700 (+67.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,239 → $1,542 (+24.5%)	$1,401 → $671 (-52.1%)

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

Pocasset

Population

2,8932,375

Median household income

$61,722$84,544

Median home value

$362,000$607,700

Median gross rent

$1,401$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dennis	Pocasset
Under 5	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.8%	7.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	4.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	4.5%	8.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	20.3%	15.7%
65 to 74	23.2%	23.7%
75 and over	19.1%	19.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennis	Pocasset
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennis	Pocasset
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	24.2%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	25.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennis	Pocasset
Drove alone	64.0%	66.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.6%	22.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennis	Pocasset
1-unit, detached	86.8%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Dennis	Pocasset
Poverty rate	3.3%	3.9%
Average household size	2.01	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1973	1967