Pocasset vs West Dennis

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

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

West Dennis has the higher population (2,586 vs 2,375 in Pocasset). West Dennis has the higher median household income ($93,958 vs $84,544 in Pocasset). Pocasset has the higher median home value ($607,700 vs $580,900 in West Dennis).

Population, income & housing

	Pocasset	West Dennis
Population	2,375	2,586
Median age	61.9 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,544	$93,958
Median home value	$607,700	$580,900
Median gross rent	$671	$1,620
Housing units	2,254	2,888
Homeownership rate	74.6%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pocasset	West Dennis
Population	2,893 → 2,375 (-17.9%)	2,236 → 2,586 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$61,722 → $84,544 (+37.0%)	$67,469 → $93,958 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$362,000 → $607,700 (+67.9%)	$416,400 → $580,900 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,401 → $671 (-52.1%)	$1,219 → $1,620 (+32.9%)

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

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)

	Pocasset	West Dennis
Under 5	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	7.2%	4.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	13.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	3.3%
35 to 44	8.1%	7.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	23.7%	23.4%
75 and over	19.7%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pocasset	West Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pocasset	West Dennis
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.7%
High school graduate	19.5%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pocasset	West Dennis
Drove alone	66.8%	58.9%
Carpooled	9.8%	19.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.7%	18.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pocasset	West Dennis
1-unit, detached	85.1%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pocasset	West Dennis
Poverty rate	3.9%	5.4%
Average household size	1.98	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1967	1964