Pocasset

Population: 2,375
Median household income: $84,544
Median home value: $607,700

Pocasset, a community in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, has 2,375 residents. Its median household income of $84,544 runs below the Barnstable County figure of $94,452.

From 2019 to 2023, Pocasset's population declined 17.9% from 2,893 to 2,375, while its median home value rose 67.9% from $362,000 to $607,700.

3.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.98 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,375
Median age: 61.9 yrs
Median household income: $84,544
Median home value: $607,700
Median gross rent: $671
Housing units: 2,254
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8932,375

Median household income

$61,722$84,544

Median home value

$362,000$607,700

Median gross rent

$1,401$671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,893	$61,722	$362,000	$1,401
2020	2,596	$60,847	$392,900	$1,279
2021	2,660	$67,847	$441,800	$1,150
2022	2,627	$86,150	$571,400	—
2023	2,375	$84,544	$607,700	$671

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7423.7%

75 and over19.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	170	7.2%
18 to 24	146	6.1%
25 to 34	208	8.8%
35 to 44	192	8.1%
45 to 54	258	10.9%
55 to 64	372	15.7%
65 to 74	562	23.7%
75 and over	467	19.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,316	97.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	2.6%
High school graduate	402	19.5%
Some college or associate's	685	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	402	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	517	25.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	760	66.8%
Carpooled	111	9.8%
Public transit	9	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	258	22.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	318	36.1%
15 to 29 min	242	27.5%
30 to 44 min	123	14.0%
45 to 59 min	75	8.5%
60+ min	122	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 3.9% (92 of 2,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	685	57.3%
Nonfamily households	510	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,195	53.0%
Vacant	1,059	47.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	891	74.6%
Renter-occupied	304	25.4%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,919	85.1%
1-unit, attached	18	0.8%
2 to 4 units	93	4.1%
5 to 19 units	103	4.6%
20 or more units	96	4.3%
Mobile home & other	25	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2554450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.7 sq mi
Water area: 6.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.6870, -70.6496