Harwich Center is home to 1,774 people in Massachusetts. The median age is 54.5, about 16 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $636,800, having more than tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. About 47% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 97% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,057, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 110%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harwich Center
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants83.9% → 67.7%(−16.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree26.1% → 46.6%(+20.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)14.2%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.8%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 113 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
Harwich Center, decade by decade
Harwich Center 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
1,597
$62,529
$353,050
26.1%
10.7
2000
1,832
$75,107
$303,488
30.0%
18.0
2010
1,798
$76,697
$520,043
42.5%
20.9
2020
1,995
$87,909
$517,419
56.8%
26.2
2024
1,774
$85,057
$636,800
46.6%
6.6
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.
