CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Nantucket

Massachusetts · 3,124 residents · 5.82 sq mi

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Nantucket is home to 3,124 people in Massachusetts. The typical home is worth $297,800. Median rent is $955 a month. The median age is 39.2, about 6 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.5% of residents. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,124

−18%vs 2000

vs 3,830 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

39.2

+5%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(168)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(172)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.2%(99)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.6%(113)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(174)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(551)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(600)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(343)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(382)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(306)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(135)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,031

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,893 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,139

−28%vs 2000

vs $29,497 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.5%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$297,800

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $554,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$955

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $984 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.6%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.7% in 2000

42.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(3,142)

Black12.3%(471)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(67)

Asian0.9%(35)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(3,015)

Black3.2%(101)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(26)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(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

Central American7.5%(749)

Salvadoran5.4%(544)

Costa Rican2%(204)

South American1.8%(185)

Colombian1.8%(185)

Mexican1.5%(154)

Puerto Rican1.5%(151)

Cuban1.3%(127)

Spaniard0.4%(43)

Dominican0.4%(37)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(40)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Ancestry

Irish22.7%(2,271)

English15.1%(1,512)

Italian11.2%(1,119)

German5.5%(553)

French3.7%(375)

American3.1%(310)

Polish2.8%(281)

Portuguese2.7%(275)

Serbian2.7%(269)

Scottish2.1%(215)

Canadian2.1%(208)

Swedish1.6%(162)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.5%(154)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(125)

West Indian1.1%(106)

Jamaican0.7%(74)

Dutch0.6%(62)

Lithuanian0.6%(62)

Norwegian0.6%(58)

Russian0.4%(45)

Barbadian0.3%(32)

Welsh0.3%(29)

Danish0.3%(28)

Latvian0.2%(20)

British0.2%(16)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Armenian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Cape Verdean0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Syrian0%(5)

Bulgarian0%(4)

Finnish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Central American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.8%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.4%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+138%vs 2000

vs 8.0 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 married36.9%(1,535)

Married57.9%(2,411)

Widowed0.7%(29)

Divorced4.5%(187)

Women 15+

Never married33.7%(1,474)

Married54.1%(2,364)

Widowed6.9%(301)

Divorced5.3%(230)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.8%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.6%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.3%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.5%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% 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)7.1%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.5%(199)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 352 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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