CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Harwich Port

Massachusetts · 1,656 residents · 2.63 sq mi

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Harwich Port is home to 1,656 people in Massachusetts. The median age is 58.2, about 25 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $240,400. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 32% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 58.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

31% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,656

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,809 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

58.2

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 58.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.2%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.1%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.8%(46)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 190.9%(15)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(76)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(239)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.9%(130)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(147)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(180)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.7%(243)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8423.5%(389)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.2%(86)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,250

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,173

−32%vs 2000

vs $25,085 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$240,400

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $242,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$527

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $565 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(1,764)

Black0.6%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(12)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(1,626)

Black0.5%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.8%(13)

Other0.5%(8)

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 American1.3%(30)

Colombian0.6%(14)

Mexican0.4%(9)

Peruvian0.4%(9)

Venezuelan0.3%(7)

Ancestry

Irish44.8%(1,002)

English17.2%(385)

Italian14.2%(318)

Polish9.5%(212)

Swedish7.1%(159)

Scottish5.9%(133)

Portuguese5.5%(123)

French4.6%(102)

German4.2%(95)

American3.5%(79)

Arab2.1%(47)

Lebanese2.1%(47)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African2%(44)

French Canadian1.7%(37)

Cape Verdean1.4%(32)

Finnish1.1%(25)

Norwegian1%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(21)

Canadian0.7%(16)

Brazilian0.4%(9)

British0.4%(9)

Russian0.4%(9)

Czech0.3%(7)

Lithuanian0.3%(7)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.4%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.1%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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%(335)

Married45.3%(451)

Widowed13.6%(135)

Divorced7.5%(75)

Women 15+

Never married19.5%(216)

Married38.9%(431)

Widowed21.9%(243)

Divorced19.7%(218)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2013

from 1.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.1%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

36.1%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

−16.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(62)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War22.8%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 158 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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