Provincetown vs South Dennis

A side-by-side comparison of Provincetown and South Dennis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Provincetown has the higher population (3,466 vs 3,190 in South Dennis). Provincetown has the higher median household income ($123,456 vs $86,500 in South Dennis). Provincetown has the higher median home value ($786,900 vs $454,400 in South Dennis).

Population, income & housing

	Provincetown	South Dennis
Population	3,466	3,190
Median age	56.6 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$123,456	$86,500
Median home value	$786,900	$454,400
Median gross rent	$1,331	$1,542
Housing units	4,542	2,619
Homeownership rate	70.8%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.5%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Provincetown	South Dennis
Population	2,730 → 3,466 (+27.0%)	3,393 → 3,190 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$58,313 → $123,456 (+111.7%)	$59,963 → $86,500 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$626,300 → $786,900 (+25.6%)	$314,400 → $454,400 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,202 → $1,331 (+10.7%)	$1,374 → $1,542 (+12.2%)

Provincetown

Population

2,7303,466

Median household income

$58,313$123,456

Median home value

$626,300$786,900

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,331

South Dennis

Population

3,3933,190

Median household income

$59,963$86,500

Median home value

$314,400$454,400

Median gross rent

$1,374$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Provincetown	South Dennis
Under 5	3.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	4.1%	8.3%
18 to 24	1.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	7.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	29.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	15.1%	16.5%
75 and over	9.4%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Provincetown	South Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	91.2%
Black or African American	7.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	3.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Provincetown	South Dennis
No high school diploma	4.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	15.3%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32.2%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Provincetown	South Dennis
Drove alone	37.3%	81.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	12.9%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	9.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.0%	6.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Provincetown	South Dennis
1-unit, detached	37.5%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	36.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	3.0%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Provincetown	South Dennis
Poverty rate	11.4%	4.5%
Average household size	1.80	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1954	1975