East Dennis vs Provincetown

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

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

East Dennis has the higher population (3,685 vs 3,466 in Provincetown). Provincetown has the higher median household income ($123,456 vs $100,504 in East Dennis). Provincetown has the higher median home value ($786,900 vs $658,500 in East Dennis).

Population, income & housing

	East Dennis	Provincetown
Population	3,685	3,466
Median age	62.6 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$100,504	$123,456
Median home value	$658,500	$786,900
Median gross rent	$721	$1,331
Housing units	2,292	4,542
Homeownership rate	84.2%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	62.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dennis	Provincetown
Population	2,575 → 3,685 (+43.1%)	2,730 → 3,466 (+27.0%)
Median household income	$64,096 → $100,504 (+56.8%)	$58,313 → $123,456 (+111.7%)
Median home value	$454,900 → $658,500 (+44.8%)	$626,300 → $786,900 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $721 (-43.6%)	$1,202 → $1,331 (+10.7%)

East Dennis

Population

2,5753,685

Median household income

$64,096$100,504

Median home value

$454,900$658,500

Median gross rent

$1,278$721

Provincetown

Population

2,7303,466

Median household income

$58,313$123,456

Median home value

$626,300$786,900

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,331

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dennis	Provincetown
Under 5	1.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	6.8%	4.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	1.6%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	29.0%
65 to 74	23.6%	15.1%
75 and over	20.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dennis	Provincetown
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	75.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dennis	Provincetown
No high school diploma	1.1%	4.2%
High school graduate	21.6%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dennis	Provincetown
Drove alone	81.0%	37.3%
Carpooled	2.6%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	11.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	9.1%
Worked from home	15.1%	32.0%
Other means	1.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dennis	Provincetown
1-unit, detached	87.4%	37.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	36.5%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	13.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dennis	Provincetown
Poverty rate	4.2%	11.4%
Average household size	2.41	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1979	1954