Green Harbor vs White Island Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Green Harbor and White Island Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Green Harbor and White Island Shores are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Island Shores has the higher population (1,880 vs 1,254 in Green Harbor). Green Harbor has the higher median household income ($195,930 vs $104,940 in White Island Shores). Green Harbor has the higher median home value ($825,600 vs $366,800 in White Island Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
Population	1,254	1,880
Median age	69.2 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$195,930	$104,940
Median home value	$825,600	$366,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,694
Housing units	703	789
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
Population	819 → 1,254 (+53.1%)	2,634 → 1,880 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$218,157 → $195,930 (-10.2%)	$90,475 → $104,940 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$848,700 → $825,600 (-2.7%)	$271,900 → $366,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$895 → $1,694 (+89.3%)

Green Harbor

Population

8191,254

Median household income

$218,157$195,930

Median home value

$848,700$825,600

White Island Shores

Population

2,6341,880

Median household income

$90,475$104,940

Median home value

$271,900$366,800

Median gross rent

$895$1,694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
Under 5	14.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.6%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	19.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	3.7%	22.2%
65 to 74	39.9%	6.7%
75 and over	11.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
No high school diploma	31.3%	3.7%
High school graduate	21.3%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	13.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
Drove alone	95.2%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Green Harbor	White Island Shores
Poverty rate	6.8%	3.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	1948	1967