Nantucket County, Massachusetts

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,299
Median household income: $119,750
Median home value: $1,387,000

Nantucket County is a county in Massachusetts with a population of 14,299. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $119,750 is above the Massachusetts median ($101,341).

From 2019 to 2023, Nantucket County's population grew 28.0% from 11,168 to 14,299, while its median household income rose 11.2% from $107,717 to $119,750.

69.9% of workers drive to work alone. 83.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,299
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $119,750
Median home value: $1,387,000
Median gross rent: $2,070
Housing units: 12,449
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,16814,299

Median household income

$107,717$119,750

Median home value

$1,084,700$1,387,000

Median gross rent

$1,764$2,070

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,168	$107,717	$1,084,700	$1,764
2020	11,212	$112,306	$1,117,300	$1,781
2021	13,795	$116,571	$1,082,900	$1,822
2022	14,065	$135,590	$1,265,600	$2,052
2023	14,299	$119,750	$1,387,000	$2,070

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4418.9%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	683	4.8%
5 to 17	2,256	15.8%
18 to 24	910	6.4%
25 to 34	1,560	10.9%
35 to 44	2,704	18.9%
45 to 54	2,056	14.4%
55 to 64	1,913	13.4%
65 to 74	1,384	9.7%
75 and over	833	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,884	69.1%
Black or African American	1,307	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	255	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	111	0.8%
Two or more races	395	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,347	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree37.1%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	419	4.0%
High school graduate	1,676	16.0%
Some college or associate's	2,254	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,878	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,223	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,608	69.9%
Carpooled	608	7.6%
Public transit	65	0.8%
Walked	475	5.9%
Bicycle	217	2.7%
Worked from home	950	11.8%
Other means	95	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,626	51.3%
15 to 29 min	2,586	36.6%
30 to 44 min	647	9.2%
45 to 59 min	108	1.5%
60+ min	101	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 3.0% (428 of 14,146)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,299	65.4%
Nonfamily households	1,749	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,048	40.5%
Vacant	7,401	59.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,861	76.5%
Renter-occupied	1,187	23.5%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,420	83.7%
1-unit, attached	805	6.5%
2 to 4 units	917	7.4%
5 to 19 units	115	0.9%
20 or more units	134	1.1%
Mobile home & other	58	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 25019
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 46 sq mi
Water area: 257 sq mi
Center point: 41.2934, -70.1022