White Island Shores

Population: 1,880
Median household income: $104,940
Median home value: $366,800

White Island Shores, a community in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, has 1,880 residents. The median household income of $104,940 is below the Plymouth County median ($109,698).

From 2019 to 2023, White Island Shores's population declined 28.6% from 2,634 to 1,880, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $271,900 to $366,800.

The typical home was built around 1967. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,880
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $104,940
Median home value: $366,800
Median gross rent: $1,694
Housing units: 789
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6341,880

Median household income

$90,475$104,940

Median home value

$271,900$366,800

Median gross rent

$895$1,694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,634	$90,475	$271,900	$895
2020	2,409	$92,353	$291,100	$1,278
2021	2,522	$97,171	$307,100	$1,318
2022	2,223	$103,372	$343,000	$1,753
2023	1,880	$104,940	$366,800	$1,694

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6422.2%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	1.1%
5 to 17	199	10.6%
18 to 24	138	7.3%
25 to 34	361	19.2%
35 to 44	195	10.4%
45 to 54	272	14.5%
55 to 64	418	22.2%
65 to 74	126	6.7%
75 and over	151	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,764	93.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	1.1%
Asian	14	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	3.7%
High school graduate	601	39.5%
Some college or associate's	532	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	253	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	81	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	797	87.5%
Carpooled	99	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	15	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	151	16.6%
15 to 29 min	269	29.5%
30 to 44 min	273	30.0%
45 to 59 min	33	3.6%
60+ min	185	20.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 3.3% (62 of 1,880)

	Count	Share
Family households	575	77.4%
Nonfamily households	168	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	743	94.2%
Vacant	46	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	629	84.7%
Renter-occupied	114	15.3%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	789	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2579390
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 41.7978, -70.6372