East Harwich vs South Yarmouth

A side-by-side comparison of East Harwich and South Yarmouth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Yarmouth has the higher population (11,642 vs 5,670 in East Harwich). East Harwich has the higher median household income ($108,157 vs $79,638 in South Yarmouth). East Harwich has the higher median home value ($585,400 vs $465,100 in South Yarmouth).

Population, income & housing

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
Population	5,670	11,642
Median age	60.1 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$108,157	$79,638
Median home value	$585,400	$465,100
Median gross rent	$2,213	$1,665
Housing units	3,686	8,248
Homeownership rate	89.3%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
Population	4,796 → 5,670 (+18.2%)	11,091 → 11,642 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$85,091 → $108,157 (+27.1%)	$61,088 → $79,638 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$380,000 → $585,400 (+54.1%)	$329,600 → $465,100 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,603 → $2,213 (+38.1%)	$1,350 → $1,665 (+23.3%)

East Harwich

Population

4,7965,670

Median household income

$85,091$108,157

Median home value

$380,000$585,400

Median gross rent

$1,603$2,213

South Yarmouth

Population

11,09111,642

Median household income

$61,088$79,638

Median home value

$329,600$465,100

Median gross rent

$1,350$1,665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
Under 5	4.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	9.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	5.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	3.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	26.3%	17.5%
65 to 74	23.4%	15.8%
75 and over	11.4%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	1.1%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
No high school diploma	0.8%	5.9%
High school graduate	26.5%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
Drove alone	83.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.3%	2.6%
Walked	1.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	10.8%	4.6%
Other means	2.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
1-unit, detached	99.1%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	East Harwich	South Yarmouth
Poverty rate	0.8%	9.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1979	1971