Monument Beach vs West Dennis

A side-by-side comparison of Monument Beach and West Dennis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Monument Beach has the higher population (3,067 vs 2,586 in West Dennis). West Dennis has the higher median household income ($93,958 vs $86,953 in Monument Beach). West Dennis has the higher median home value ($580,900 vs $540,600 in Monument Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
Population	3,067	2,586
Median age	46.9 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,953	$93,958
Median home value	$540,600	$580,900
Median gross rent	$1,723	$1,620
Housing units	1,742	2,888
Homeownership rate	76.4%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.1%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
Population	2,807 → 3,067 (+9.3%)	2,236 → 2,586 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$73,860 → $86,953 (+17.7%)	$67,469 → $93,958 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$397,700 → $540,600 (+35.9%)	$416,400 → $580,900 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,474 → $1,723 (+16.9%)	$1,219 → $1,620 (+32.9%)

Monument Beach

Population

2,8073,067

Median household income

$73,860$86,953

Median home value

$397,700$540,600

Median gross rent

$1,474$1,723

West Dennis

Population

2,2362,586

Median household income

$67,469$93,958

Median home value

$416,400$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
Under 5	5.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	4.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	13.2%
25 to 34	14.0%	3.3%
35 to 44	3.7%	7.0%
45 to 54	16.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	9.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	16.5%	23.4%
75 and over	10.5%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	8.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	18.9%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
Drove alone	83.1%	58.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	19.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	18.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
1-unit, detached	77.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	20.6%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Monument Beach	West Dennis
Poverty rate	3.1%	5.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1983	1964