CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dennis Port

Massachusetts · 2,789 residents · 3.04 sq mi

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Dennis Port is a city of 2,789 people in Massachusetts. At a median age of 47.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 38%. Median home value sits at $140,300. There are 823 fewer people here than in 2000. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 47.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,789

−23%vs 2000

vs 3,612 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

47.5

+10%vs 2000

vs 43.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.1%(114)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.9%(81)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.9%(109)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(157)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(453)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.4%(261)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(228)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.2%(396)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.8%(469)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.7%(327)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,774

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,518 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,499

−43%vs 2000

vs $23,872 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$140,300

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $138,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$613

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $684 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

41.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(3,187)

Black4.7%(171)

Hispanic / Latino3%(108)

Asian0.4%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(2,699)

Black2.6%(73)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(30)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American4%(147)

Venezuelan4%(147)

Puerto Rican3.3%(120)

Mexican0.6%(21)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(17)

Asian Indian0.5%(17)

Ancestry

Irish27.1%(1,001)

English19%(701)

Italian10.8%(399)

German7.3%(269)

French7%(260)

Scottish4.8%(176)

Portuguese3.5%(128)

French Canadian3.2%(119)

Polish2.8%(104)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(89)

American2.4%(87)

Subsaharan African2.3%(86)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian2.1%(77)

Cape Verdean1.6%(58)

British1.1%(40)

Lithuanian0.8%(31)

Swiss0.8%(31)

Nigerian0.8%(28)

West Indian0.7%(27)

Jamaican0.7%(27)

Czech0.6%(23)

Canadian0.6%(21)

Bulgarian0.5%(20)

Swedish0.5%(17)

Ukrainian0.3%(10)

Dutch0.2%(9)

Finnish0.2%(9)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

Russian0.2%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.6%(606)

Married50.2%(906)

Widowed0.5%(9)

Divorced15.7%(283)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(284)

Married53%(832)

Widowed6.9%(108)

Divorced22%(346)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.1%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.8%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.4%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.7%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.9%(83)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War18.2%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 225 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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