With 3,864 people, East Sandwich is a city in Massachusetts. At a median age of 53.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $689,000. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $115,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Sandwich
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.4 → 53.4(+14.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate3.7% → 11.5%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$507,375 → $689,000(+36%)US over the same years: +67%
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)11.6%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.5%(141)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 233 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
East Sandwich, decade by decade
East Sandwich 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
3,171
$121,818
$507,375
42.6%
5.3
2000
3,720
$120,809
$443,027
51.3%
4.6
2010
3,940
$125,809
$757,120
55.8%
6.7
2020
3,669
$123,941
$602,141
54.6%
13.6
2024
3,864
$115,000
$689,000
54.4%
10.5
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.
