Buzzards Bay is a city of 2,909 people in Massachusetts. The median age is 54.4, about 15 years above the US median. Few US cities rank higher on income. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 5%. Density works out to 1,518 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,388, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buzzards Bay
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.4 → 54.4(+22.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share95.6% → 88.7%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,335 → 2,909(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(83)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War21.6%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.6%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 222 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Buzzards Bay, decade by decade
Buzzards Bay population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,335
$78,002
$309,609
12.4%
10.7
2000
3,549
$72,411
$251,571
17.9%
12.5
2010
3,859
$74,377
$401,649
29.4%
16.0
2020
4,279
$92,877
$392,095
33.5%
25.0
2024
2,909
$94,388
$454,500
29.6%
26.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
