Hampshire County vs Nantucket County

A side-by-side comparison of Hampshire County and Nantucket County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hampshire County and Nantucket County are counties in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampshire County has the higher population (156,595 vs 14,299 in Nantucket County). Nantucket County has the higher median household income ($119,750 vs $86,391 in Hampshire County). Nantucket County has the higher median home value ($1,387,000 vs $363,400 in Hampshire County).

Population, income & housing

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
Population	156,595	14,299
Median age	38.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,391	$119,750
Median home value	$363,400	$1,387,000
Median gross rent	$1,332	$2,070
Housing units	66,490	12,449
Homeownership rate	68.8%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
Population	161,032 → 156,595 (-2.8%)	11,168 → 14,299 (+28.0%)
Median household income	$70,876 → $86,391 (+21.9%)	$107,717 → $119,750 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$283,100 → $363,400 (+28.4%)	$1,084,700 → $1,387,000 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,119 → $1,332 (+19.0%)	$1,764 → $2,070 (+17.3%)

Hampshire County

Population

161,032156,595

Median household income

$70,876$86,391

Median home value

$283,100$363,400

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,332

Nantucket County

Population

11,16814,299

Median household income

$107,717$119,750

Median home value

$1,084,700$1,387,000

Median gross rent

$1,764$2,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
Under 5	3.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	21.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.4%	18.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.7%
75 and over	7.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	69.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	20.4%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26.6%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
Drove alone	67.2%	69.9%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.6%
Public transit	2.6%	0.8%
Walked	7.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	2.7%
Worked from home	16.5%	11.8%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
1-unit, detached	59.7%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.9%
20 or more units	6.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hampshire County	Nantucket County
Poverty rate	10.9%	3.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1970	1983