ZIP Code 02559

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Population: 2,812
Median household income: $88,698
Median home value: $563,500

ZIP Code 02559 (Barnstable County, Massachusetts) is home to about 2,812 residents. The median household income of $88,698 is below the Barnstable County median ($94,452).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02559's population declined 24.9% from 3,746 to 2,812, while its median gross rent fell 57.1% from $1,563 to $671.

The median resident is 61.5 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 24.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,812
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,698
Median home value: $563,500
Median gross rent: $671
Housing units: 2,575
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7462,812

Median household income

$73,491$88,698

Median home value

$373,000$563,500

Median gross rent

$1,563$671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,746	$73,491	$373,000	$1,563
2020	3,228	$73,011	$395,300	$1,279
2021	3,307	$78,883	$441,600	$1,150
2022	3,205	$93,116	$523,700	—
2023	2,812	$88,698	$563,500	$671

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7424.1%

75 and over17.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	199	7.1%
18 to 24	215	7.6%
25 to 34	208	7.4%
35 to 44	192	6.8%
45 to 54	377	13.4%
55 to 64	451	16.0%
65 to 74	678	24.1%
75 and over	492	17.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,710	96.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	3.0%
High school graduate	462	19.3%
Some college or associate's	761	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	506	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	598	24.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	903	66.4%
Carpooled	161	11.8%
Public transit	21	1.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	274	20.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	361	33.3%
15 to 29 min	342	31.5%
30 to 44 min	123	11.3%
45 to 59 min	110	10.1%
60+ min	149	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 4.8% (133 of 2,798)

	Count	Share
Family households	795	55.1%
Nonfamily households	649	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,444	56.1%
Vacant	1,131	43.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,140	78.9%
Renter-occupied	304	21.1%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,240	87.0%
1-unit, attached	18	0.7%
2 to 4 units	93	3.6%
5 to 19 units	103	4.0%
20 or more units	96	3.7%
Mobile home & other	25	1.0%

ZIP Code 02559

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