Provincetown

Population: 3,466
Median household income: $123,456
Median home value: $786,900

Located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Provincetown is a community with a population of 3,466. Its median household income of $123,456 runs above the Barnstable County figure of $94,452.

Between 2019 and 2023, Provincetown's population grew 27.0% from 2,730 to 3,466, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $626,300 to $786,900.

Owners occupy 70.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 56.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,466
Median age: 56.6 yrs
Median household income: $123,456
Median home value: $786,900
Median gross rent: $1,331
Housing units: 4,542
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7303,466

Median household income

$58,313$123,456

Median home value

$626,300$786,900

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,331

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,730	$58,313	$626,300	$1,202
2020	2,730	$69,063	$720,600	$1,139
2021	3,273	$66,850	$690,100	$1,123
2022	3,433	$91,711	$793,200	$1,106
2023	3,466	$123,456	$786,900	$1,331

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 174.1%

18 to 241.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6429.0%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	3.5%
5 to 17	142	4.1%
18 to 24	57	1.6%
25 to 34	443	12.8%
35 to 44	373	10.8%
45 to 54	475	13.7%
55 to 64	1,005	29.0%
65 to 74	523	15.1%
75 and over	325	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,616	75.5%
Black or African American	244	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.5%
Asian	49	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.6%
Two or more races	65	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	452	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate15.3%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree32.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	131	4.2%
High school graduate	481	15.3%
Some college or associate's	566	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	953	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,013	32.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone37.3%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit1.8%

Walked11.2%

Bicycle9.1%

Worked from home32.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	737	37.3%
Carpooled	132	6.7%
Public transit	35	1.8%
Walked	221	11.2%
Bicycle	180	9.1%
Worked from home	633	32.0%
Other means	39	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	922	68.6%
15 to 29 min	217	16.1%
30 to 44 min	112	8.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	93	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.80
Poverty rate: 11.4% (389 of 3,423)

	Count	Share
Family households	746	39.1%
Nonfamily households	1,163	60.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,909	42.0%
Vacant	2,633	58.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,351	70.8%
Renter-occupied	558	29.2%

1-unit, detached37.5%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units36.5%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,701	37.5%
1-unit, attached	269	5.9%
2 to 4 units	1,657	36.5%
5 to 19 units	593	13.1%
20 or more units	322	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2555535
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 3.53 sq mi
Center point: 42.0565, -70.1785