Barnstable Town

Population: 49,232
Median household income: $97,348
Median home value: $559,200

Located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Barnstable Town is a community with a population of 49,232. At $97,348, its median household income sits in line with Barnstable County's $94,452.

From 2019 to 2023, Barnstable Town's population grew 10.9% from 44,406 to 49,232, while its median home value rose 47.0% from $380,400 to $559,200.

42.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,232
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $97,348
Median home value: $559,200
Median gross rent: $1,751
Housing units: 27,488
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,40649,232

Median household income

$72,733$97,348

Median home value

$380,400$559,200

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,406	$72,733	$380,400	$1,336
2020	44,497	$77,227	$399,700	$1,446
2021	48,556	$82,816	$430,100	$1,569
2022	48,922	$94,387	$498,700	$1,711
2023	49,232	$97,348	$559,200	$1,751

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,217	4.5%
5 to 17	6,066	12.3%
18 to 24	3,680	7.5%
25 to 34	4,956	10.1%
35 to 44	6,127	12.4%
45 to 54	5,365	10.9%
55 to 64	8,354	17.0%
65 to 74	7,443	15.1%
75 and over	5,024	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,730	76.6%
Black or African American	3,107	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.1%
Asian	552	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,263	2.6%
Two or more races	3,377	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,149	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,308	6.2%
High school graduate	8,545	22.9%
Some college or associate's	10,638	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,075	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,703	18.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,633	76.4%
Carpooled	2,013	7.8%
Public transit	414	1.6%
Walked	420	1.6%
Bicycle	134	0.5%
Worked from home	2,836	11.0%
Other means	251	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,515	32.9%
15 to 29 min	9,153	40.0%
30 to 44 min	3,624	15.8%
45 to 59 min	733	3.2%
60+ min	1,840	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 7.1% (3,454 of 48,970)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,610	66.0%
Nonfamily households	7,004	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,614	75.0%
Vacant	6,874	25.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,432	74.9%
Renter-occupied	5,182	25.1%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,147	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1,119	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1,508	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1,246	4.5%
20 or more units	1,332	4.8%
Mobile home & other	136	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2503690
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 60 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 41.6615, -70.3570