Oak Bluffs

Population: 1,357
Median household income: $59,082
Median home value: $1,013,900

Oak Bluffs is a community in Dukes County, Massachusetts, home to 1,357 residents. The median household income of $59,082 is below the Dukes County median ($102,348).

From 2020 to 2023, Oak Bluffs's population declined 22.2% from 1,745 to 1,357, while its median home value rose 52.7% from $664,100 to $1,013,900.

36.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,357
Median age: 57.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,082
Median home value: $1,013,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 2,273
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7451,357

Median household income

$65,051$59,082

Median home value

$664,100$1,013,900

Median gross rent

$1,913$1,719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,745	$65,051	$664,100	$1,913
2021	1,372	$50,179	$718,400	$1,719
2022	1,521	$57,212	$783,700	—
2023	1,357	$59,082	$1,013,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5426.5%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7423.7%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	133	9.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	61	4.5%
35 to 44	113	8.3%
45 to 54	359	26.5%
55 to 64	177	13.0%
65 to 74	321	23.7%
75 and over	193	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,085	80.0%
Black or African American	212	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	3.1%
High school graduate	300	24.5%
Some college or associate's	445	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	180	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	261	21.3%

Commute to work

Drove alone49.0%

Carpooled24.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	194	49.0%
Carpooled	96	24.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	10.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	16.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	294	88.6%
15 to 29 min	38	11.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.71
Poverty rate: 18.1% (246 of 1,357)

	Count	Share
Family households	321	41.9%
Nonfamily households	446	58.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	767	33.7%
Vacant	1,506	66.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	464	60.5%
Renter-occupied	303	39.5%

1-unit, detached82.3%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,871	82.3%
1-unit, attached	34	1.5%
2 to 4 units	285	12.5%
5 to 19 units	83	3.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2550425
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.4538, -70.5649