Dukes County, Massachusetts

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,751
Median household income: $102,348
Median home value: $1,104,100

Dukes County is a county in Massachusetts with a population of 20,751. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $102,348 runs in line with the Massachusetts figure of $101,341.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dukes County's population grew 19.9% from 17,312 to 20,751, while its median household income rose 42.5% from $71,811 to $102,348.

The median resident is 50.4 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,751
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $102,348
Median home value: $1,104,100
Median gross rent: $1,371
Housing units: 17,713
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,31220,751

Median household income

$71,811$102,348

Median home value

$699,500$1,104,100

Median gross rent

$1,459$1,371

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,312	$71,811	$699,500	$1,459
2020	17,430	$77,318	$794,000	$1,589
2021	20,277	$77,392	$857,600	$1,462
2022	20,543	$93,225	$998,100	$1,636
2023	20,751	$102,348	$1,104,100	$1,371

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	832	4.0%
5 to 17	2,758	13.3%
18 to 24	1,217	5.9%
25 to 34	2,168	10.4%
35 to 44	2,189	10.5%
45 to 54	2,457	11.8%
55 to 64	3,743	18.0%
65 to 74	3,260	15.7%
75 and over	2,127	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,828	81.1%
Black or African American	691	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	229	1.1%
Asian	288	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	529	2.5%
Two or more races	1,545	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	641	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree22.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	758	4.8%
High school graduate	3,526	22.1%
Some college or associate's	3,843	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,170	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,647	22.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.6%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,777	64.6%
Carpooled	804	7.7%
Public transit	163	1.6%
Walked	681	6.5%
Bicycle	68	0.6%
Worked from home	1,927	18.4%
Other means	76	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,131	48.2%
15 to 29 min	3,422	39.9%
30 to 44 min	786	9.2%
45 to 59 min	51	0.6%
60+ min	179	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,102 of 20,486)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,476	60.8%
Nonfamily households	2,886	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,362	41.6%
Vacant	10,351	58.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,495	74.6%
Renter-occupied	1,867	25.4%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,652	88.4%
1-unit, attached	478	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,012	5.7%
5 to 19 units	421	2.4%
20 or more units	139	0.8%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 25007
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 103 sq mi
Water area: 388 sq mi
Center point: 41.3810, -70.7015