North Falmouth vs Pocasset

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

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

North Falmouth has the higher population (2,558 vs 2,375 in Pocasset). North Falmouth has the higher median household income ($133,571 vs $84,544 in Pocasset). North Falmouth has the higher median home value ($656,400 vs $607,700 in Pocasset).

Population, income & housing

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
Population	2,558	2,375
Median age	49.4 yrs	61.9 yrs
Median household income	$133,571	$84,544
Median home value	$656,400	$607,700
Median gross rent	—	$671
Housing units	2,745	2,254
Homeownership rate	90.4%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.7%	44.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
Population	2,516 → 2,558 (+1.7%)	2,893 → 2,375 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$96,404 → $133,571 (+38.6%)	$61,722 → $84,544 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$553,700 → $656,400 (+18.5%)	$362,000 → $607,700 (+67.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,406 → $1,157 (-17.7%)	$1,401 → $671 (-52.1%)

North Falmouth

Population

2,5162,558

Median household income

$96,404$133,571

Median home value

$553,700$656,400

Median gross rent

$1,406$1,157

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)

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
Under 5	8.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	7.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.6%	8.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	5.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	17.9%	23.7%
75 and over	13.0%	19.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	9.6%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	44.4%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	25.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
Drove alone	53.6%	66.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	9.8%
Public transit	1.7%	0.8%
Walked	5.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.2%	22.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
1-unit, detached	91.7%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	North Falmouth	Pocasset
Poverty rate	1.8%	3.9%
Average household size	2.30	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1971	1967