Woods Hole

Population: 999
Median household income: $72,386
Median home value: $876,700

Woods Hole, a community in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, has 999 residents. At $72,386, its median household income sits below Barnstable County's $94,452.

From 2019 to 2023, Woods Hole's population grew 22.4% from 816 to 999, while its median home value rose 8.4% from $809,000 to $876,700.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 33.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 999
Median age: 67.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,386
Median home value: $876,700
Median gross rent: $1,180
Housing units: 1,213
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

816999

Median household income

$97,569$72,386

Median home value

$809,000$876,700

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,180

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	816	$97,569	$809,000	$1,336
2020	933	$74,550	$744,500	$1,215
2021	1,127	$77,386	$707,300	$1,176
2022	992	$72,031	$841,900	$1,219
2023	999	$72,386	$876,700	$1,180

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 172.7%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 444.5%

45 to 541.6%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7433.2%

75 and over20.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	1.7%
5 to 17	27	2.7%
18 to 24	103	10.3%
25 to 34	146	14.6%
35 to 44	45	4.5%
45 to 54	16	1.6%
55 to 64	110	11.0%
65 to 74	332	33.2%
75 and over	203	20.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	918	91.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	3.4%
Two or more races	31	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate8.5%

Some college or associate's9.2%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree63.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	72	8.5%
Some college or associate's	78	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	159	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	543	63.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone58.7%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit7.1%

Walked8.6%

Bicycle6.6%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	232	58.7%
Carpooled	10	2.5%
Public transit	28	7.1%
Walked	34	8.6%
Bicycle	26	6.6%
Worked from home	57	14.4%
Other means	8	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	166	49.1%
15 to 29 min	64	18.9%
30 to 44 min	20	5.9%
45 to 59 min	42	12.4%
60+ min	46	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 5.8% (58 of 999)

	Count	Share
Family households	285	52.8%
Nonfamily households	255	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	540	44.5%
Vacant	673	55.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	417	77.2%
Renter-occupied	123	22.8%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,003	82.7%
1-unit, attached	100	8.2%
2 to 4 units	56	4.6%
5 to 19 units	54	4.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2581245
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.14 sq mi
Water area: 1.8 sq mi
Center point: 41.5287, -70.6665