Barnstable County, Massachusetts

40 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 230,073
Median household income: $94,452
Median home value: $575,900

Home to 230,073 residents, Barnstable County is one of Massachusetts's counties. 40 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $94,452 runs below the Massachusetts figure of $101,341.

Between 2019 and 2023, Barnstable County's population grew 7.8% from 213,496 to 230,073, while its median household income rose 27.1% from $74,336 to $94,452.

47.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 230,073
Median age: 55.1 yrs
Median household income: $94,452
Median home value: $575,900
Median gross rent: $1,596
Housing units: 165,661
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

213,496230,073

Median household income

$74,336$94,452

Median home value

$393,500$575,900

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,596

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	213,496	$74,336	$393,500	$1,311
2020	213,505	$76,863	$414,000	$1,362
2021	227,942	$82,619	$445,500	$1,408
2022	229,436	$90,447	$519,100	$1,536
2023	230,073	$94,452	$575,900	$1,596

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,953	3.5%
5 to 17	25,222	11.0%
18 to 24	14,886	6.5%
25 to 34	20,882	9.1%
35 to 44	21,234	9.2%
45 to 54	24,588	10.7%
55 to 64	41,074	17.9%
65 to 74	42,755	18.6%
75 and over	31,479	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	197,541	85.9%
Black or African American	6,211	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	686	0.3%
Asian	3,523	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2,873	1.2%
Two or more races	11,061	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,178	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,584	3.6%
High school graduate	39,009	21.4%
Some college or associate's	50,135	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	46,953	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	39,331	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	82,343	74.2%
Carpooled	7,216	6.5%
Public transit	1,367	1.2%
Walked	1,894	1.7%
Bicycle	705	0.6%
Worked from home	16,164	14.6%
Other means	1,350	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32,179	33.9%
15 to 29 min	35,097	37.0%
30 to 44 min	14,658	15.4%
45 to 59 min	4,260	4.5%
60+ min	8,681	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 7.4% (16,909 of 227,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	64,023	62.2%
Nonfamily households	38,958	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	102,981	62.2%
Vacant	62,680	37.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	82,954	80.6%
Renter-occupied	20,027	19.4%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	135,286	81.7%
1-unit, attached	8,425	5.1%
2 to 4 units	9,633	5.8%
5 to 19 units	5,996	3.6%
20 or more units	5,314	3.2%
Mobile home & other	1,007	0.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 25001
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 394 sq mi
Water area: 911 sq mi
Center point: 41.7061, -70.1648