Sandwich

Population: 2,976
Median household income: $108,583
Median home value: $511,000

Sandwich is a community in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home to 2,976 residents. At $108,583, its median household income sits above Barnstable County's $94,452.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sandwich's population held roughly steady from 3,002 to 2,976, while its median home value rose 37.1% from $372,700 to $511,000.

60.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,976
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: $108,583
Median home value: $511,000
Median gross rent: $1,729
Housing units: 1,984
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0022,976

Median household income

$93,333$108,583

Median home value

$372,700$511,000

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,002	$93,333	$372,700	$1,182
2020	2,928	$96,198	$385,700	$1,600
2021	2,873	$90,500	$424,500	$1,608
2022	2,948	$99,333	$486,900	$1,688
2023	2,976	$108,583	$511,000	$1,729

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7422.6%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	2.6%
5 to 17	406	13.6%
18 to 24	107	3.6%
25 to 34	200	6.7%
35 to 44	196	6.6%
45 to 54	305	10.2%
55 to 64	549	18.4%
65 to 74	672	22.6%
75 and over	463	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,803	94.2%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	73	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree35.3%

Graduate or professional degree24.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	1.7%
High school graduate	390	16.4%
Some college or associate's	519	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	843	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	593	24.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	897	69.7%
Carpooled	105	8.2%
Public transit	9	0.7%
Walked	6	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	270	21.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	370	36.4%
15 to 29 min	301	29.6%
30 to 44 min	148	14.6%
45 to 59 min	84	8.3%
60+ min	114	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 6.6% (195 of 2,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	888	61.1%
Nonfamily households	565	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,453	73.2%
Vacant	531	26.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,137	78.3%
Renter-occupied	316	21.7%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,533	77.3%
1-unit, attached	54	2.7%
2 to 4 units	54	2.7%
5 to 19 units	193	9.7%
20 or more units	150	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2559700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 41.7571, -70.4980