Bourne

Population: 1,765
Median household income: $125,366
Median home value: $521,100

Bourne, a community in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, has 1,765 residents. At $125,366, its median household income sits above Barnstable County's $94,452.

From 2019 to 2023, Bourne's population grew 25.4% from 1,408 to 1,765, while its median home value rose 39.1% from $374,500 to $521,100.

The median resident is 60.9 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 32.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,765
Median age: 60.9 yrs
Median household income: $125,366
Median home value: $521,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,078
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4081,765

Median household income

$51,595$125,366

Median home value

$374,500$521,100

Median gross rent

$873$1,695

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,408	$51,595	$374,500	$873
2020	1,377	$52,500	$436,800	—
2021	1,390	$64,646	$422,700	$984
2022	1,782	$76,103	$444,200	$1,695
2023	1,765	$125,366	$521,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.1%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 240.3%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6421.9%

65 to 7432.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.1%
5 to 17	135	7.6%
18 to 24	6	0.3%
25 to 34	98	5.6%
35 to 44	116	6.6%
45 to 54	272	15.4%
55 to 64	386	21.9%
65 to 74	571	32.4%
75 and over	179	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,735	98.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree45.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	260	16.0%
Some college or associate's	393	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	735	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	234	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	717	78.7%
Carpooled	95	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	99	10.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	275	33.9%
15 to 29 min	250	30.8%
30 to 44 min	99	12.2%
45 to 59 min	77	9.5%
60+ min	111	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 12.6% (222 of 1,765)

	Count	Share
Family households	614	63.7%
Nonfamily households	350	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	964	89.4%
Vacant	114	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	774	80.3%
Renter-occupied	190	19.7%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	859	79.7%
1-unit, attached	82	7.6%
2 to 4 units	15	1.4%
5 to 19 units	43	4.0%
20 or more units	79	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2507140
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Water area: 1.25 sq mi
Center point: 41.7320, -70.6158