West Yarmouth vs Yarmouth Port

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

West Yarmouth and Yarmouth Port 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 5,825 in Yarmouth Port). Yarmouth Port has the higher median household income ($108,563 vs $63,859 in West Yarmouth). Yarmouth Port has the higher median home value ($542,600 vs $456,800 in West Yarmouth).

Population, income & housing

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
Population	6,323	5,825
Median age	48.0 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,859	$108,563
Median home value	$456,800	$542,600
Median gross rent	$1,514	$1,636
Housing units	5,107	3,424
Homeownership rate	75.3%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.1%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
Population	5,741 → 6,323 (+10.1%)	5,242 → 5,825 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$61,956 → $63,859 (+3.1%)	$74,737 → $108,563 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$292,800 → $456,800 (+56.0%)	$379,800 → $542,600 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,420 → $1,514 (+6.6%)	$1,658 → $1,636 (-1.3%)

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

Yarmouth Port

Population

5,2425,825

Median household income

$74,737$108,563

Median home value

$379,800$542,600

Median gross rent

$1,658$1,636

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
Under 5	6.2%	2.3%
5 to 17	12.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	3.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	14.0%	6.4%
35 to 44	8.8%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	16.0%
65 to 74	16.9%	20.3%
75 and over	16.9%	21.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	95.5%
Black or African American	7.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
No high school diploma	6.2%	2.6%
High school graduate	23.7%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
Drove alone	82.8%	70.9%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.1%
Public transit	1.4%	0.7%
Walked	1.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	17.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
1-unit, detached	73.0%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	6.1%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Yarmouth	Yarmouth Port
Poverty rate	8.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.02	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1970	1979