Nantucket

Population: 10,837
Median household income: $109,988
Median home value: $1,359,200

Nantucket, a community in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, has 10,837 residents. At $109,988, its median household income sits below Nantucket County's $119,750.

From 2019 to 2023, Nantucket's population grew 35.7% from 7,984 to 10,837, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $1,001,700 to $1,359,200.

The typical home was built around 1980. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,837
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $109,988
Median home value: $1,359,200
Median gross rent: $2,484
Housing units: 7,081
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,98410,837

Median household income

$110,473$109,988

Median home value

$1,001,700$1,359,200

Median gross rent

$1,769$2,484

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,984	$110,473	$1,001,700	$1,769
2020	8,606	$107,868	$1,017,600	$1,792
2021	10,699	$108,167	$985,600	$1,809
2022	10,479	$131,736	$1,182,100	$2,342
2023	10,837	$109,988	$1,359,200	$2,484

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4420.7%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	503	4.6%
5 to 17	1,745	16.1%
18 to 24	765	7.1%
25 to 34	1,283	11.8%
35 to 44	2,245	20.7%
45 to 54	1,726	15.9%
55 to 64	1,023	9.4%
65 to 74	989	9.1%
75 and over	558	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,380	68.1%
Black or African American	735	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	58	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	111	1.0%
Two or more races	384	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,169	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree40.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	401	5.1%
High school graduate	1,275	16.3%
Some college or associate's	1,688	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,147	40.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,313	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked7.5%

Bicycle2.8%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,285	70.2%
Carpooled	407	6.7%
Public transit	36	0.6%
Walked	459	7.5%
Bicycle	173	2.8%
Worked from home	672	11.0%
Other means	68	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,750	50.7%
15 to 29 min	1,948	35.9%
30 to 44 min	614	11.3%
45 to 59 min	65	1.2%
60+ min	51	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 2.6% (283 of 10,712)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,230	59.9%
Nonfamily households	1,495	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,725	52.6%
Vacant	3,356	47.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,036	81.5%
Renter-occupied	689	18.5%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,486	77.5%
1-unit, attached	574	8.1%
2 to 4 units	815	11.5%
5 to 19 units	78	1.1%
20 or more units	83	1.2%
Mobile home & other	45	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2543755
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.72 sq mi
Center point: 41.2714, -70.0959