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Nantucket County, MA

Demographic and economic profile of Nantucket County, MA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Nantucket County is a small island economy of 14,299 residents that grew 28.8% over five years, driven heavily by tourism, hospitality, and high-end real estate services. The workforce is highly educated—58.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a median household income of $139,688 and GDP per capita of $107,190, though median worker earnings of $65,397 reflect wage compression relative to overall wealth. Housing costs are extreme, with a median home value of $1,387,000 and median gross rent of $2,070/month, and a 5.3% unemployment rate likely reflects seasonal labor market fluctuations.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

14,299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$139,688

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+28.8% since 2018

Nantucket County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,090 (69.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,537 (10.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,372 (9.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone963 (6.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races262 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone251 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,144
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic396
  3. 3.Other Indo-European223
  4. 4.Korean150
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic110

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

15.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

703

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$107,190

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$72,733

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,229
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,475
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,452
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)714
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services506

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,613
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,658
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,268
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,095
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations570

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.50×)1,409
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.74×)1,747
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)2,001
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.78×)689
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.76×)291

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$1,387,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,070/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $2,000,000 or More1,516 (40.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999633 (16.8%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999574 (15.2%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,999509 (13.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999263 (7.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99974 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$65,397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,494 (67.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,049 (13.0%)
  • Walked522 (6.4%)
  • Carpooled487 (6.0%)
  • Bicycle365 (4.5%)
  • Other118 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.