Buzzards Bay

Population: 2,941
Median household income: $95,847
Median home value: $453,500

Buzzards Bay is a community in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home to 2,941 residents. The median household income of $95,847 is in line with the Barnstable County median ($94,452).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buzzards Bay's population declined 16.6% from 3,528 to 2,941, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $294,700 to $453,500.

32.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,941
Median age: 56.3 yrs
Median household income: $95,847
Median home value: $453,500
Median gross rent: $1,465
Housing units: 1,817
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5282,941

Median household income

$75,142$95,847

Median home value

$294,700$453,500

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,465

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,528	$75,142	$294,700	$1,303
2020	3,208	$76,629	$323,500	$1,325
2021	3,206	$80,218	$345,900	$1,403
2022	2,993	$88,791	$418,700	$1,556
2023	2,941	$95,847	$453,500	$1,465

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 2414.8%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 444.3%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7419.0%

75 and over15.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	1.3%
5 to 17	213	7.2%
18 to 24	435	14.8%
25 to 34	195	6.6%
35 to 44	127	4.3%
45 to 54	411	14.0%
55 to 64	496	16.9%
65 to 74	559	19.0%
75 and over	468	15.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,591	88.1%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	79	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	103	4.6%
High school graduate	588	26.1%
Some college or associate's	826	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	472	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	267	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit2.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,138	69.1%
Carpooled	143	8.7%
Public transit	33	2.0%
Walked	47	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	237	14.4%
Other means	48	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	338	24.0%
15 to 29 min	358	25.4%
30 to 44 min	276	19.6%
45 to 59 min	128	9.1%
60+ min	309	21.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 6.9% (186 of 2,710)

	Count	Share
Family households	778	55.7%
Nonfamily households	620	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,398	76.9%
Vacant	419	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,066	76.3%
Renter-occupied	332	23.7%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,472	81.0%
1-unit, attached	84	4.6%
2 to 4 units	79	4.3%
5 to 19 units	49	2.7%
20 or more units	133	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2510015
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.92 sq mi
Water area: 1.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.7542, -70.6163