East Harwich vs West Yarmouth

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

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

West Yarmouth has the higher population (6,323 vs 5,670 in East Harwich). East Harwich has the higher median household income ($108,157 vs $63,859 in West Yarmouth). East Harwich has the higher median home value ($585,400 vs $456,800 in West Yarmouth).

Population, income & housing

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
Population	5,670	6,323
Median age	60.1 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$108,157	$63,859
Median home value	$585,400	$456,800
Median gross rent	$2,213	$1,514
Housing units	3,686	5,107
Homeownership rate	89.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
Population	4,796 → 5,670 (+18.2%)	5,741 → 6,323 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$85,091 → $108,157 (+27.1%)	$61,956 → $63,859 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$380,000 → $585,400 (+54.1%)	$292,800 → $456,800 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,603 → $2,213 (+38.1%)	$1,420 → $1,514 (+6.6%)

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

West Yarmouth

Population

5,7416,323

Median household income

$61,956$63,859

Median home value

$292,800$456,800

Median gross rent

$1,420$1,514

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
Under 5	4.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	7.8%	12.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	3.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	3.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	26.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	23.4%	16.9%
75 and over	11.4%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	74.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.9%
Two or more races	1.1%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
No high school diploma	0.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	26.5%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	20.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
Drove alone	83.5%	82.8%
Carpooled	2.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.3%	1.4%
Walked	1.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.8%	5.8%
Other means	2.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
1-unit, detached	99.1%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	East Harwich	West Yarmouth
Poverty rate	0.8%	8.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1979	1970