Falmouth

Population: 3,996
Median household income: $68,267
Median home value: $745,900

Located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Falmouth is a community with a population of 3,996. At $68,267, its median household income sits below Barnstable County's $94,452.

From 2019 to 2023, Falmouth's population grew 12.9% from 3,540 to 3,996, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $540,000 to $745,900.

Households average 1.83 people. The median gross rent is $1,175.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,996
Median age: 63.1 yrs
Median household income: $68,267
Median home value: $745,900
Median gross rent: $1,175
Housing units: 3,275
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5403,996

Median household income

$41,343$68,267

Median home value

$540,000$745,900

Median gross rent

$853$1,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,540	$41,343	$540,000	$853
2020	3,751	$49,253	$578,400	$967
2021	3,895	$52,635	$596,900	$985
2022	3,883	$57,333	$678,800	$1,101
2023	3,996	$68,267	$745,900	$1,175

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7427.0%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	2.6%
5 to 17	340	8.5%
18 to 24	180	4.5%
25 to 34	484	12.1%
35 to 44	260	6.5%
45 to 54	212	5.3%
55 to 64	608	15.2%
65 to 74	1,077	27.0%
75 and over	731	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,171	79.4%
Black or African American	53	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94	2.4%
Asian	123	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	1.0%
Two or more races	311	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	206	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	206	6.1%
High school graduate	503	14.9%
Some college or associate's	915	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	949	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	799	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone56.4%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit3.9%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home22.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	843	56.4%
Carpooled	133	8.9%
Public transit	58	3.9%
Walked	95	6.4%
Bicycle	28	1.9%
Worked from home	339	22.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	740	64.0%
15 to 29 min	186	16.1%
30 to 44 min	82	7.1%
45 to 59 min	37	3.2%
60+ min	112	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 23.4% (912 of 3,895)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,100	52.1%
Nonfamily households	1,010	47.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,110	64.4%
Vacant	1,165	35.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,133	53.7%
Renter-occupied	977	46.3%

1-unit, detached57.9%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,896	57.9%
1-unit, attached	371	11.3%
2 to 4 units	460	14.0%
5 to 19 units	96	2.9%
20 or more units	452	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2523070
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 41.5514, -70.6088