CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sandwich

Massachusetts · 2,998 residents · 3.62 sq mi

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Sandwich is a city of 2,998 people in Massachusetts. The median age is 43.6, about 11 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $159,000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.3% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,998

−2%vs 2000

vs 3,058 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

43.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 47.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(138)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(132)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(198)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(154)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(149)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.3%(339)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(456)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(322)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(308)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.6%(407)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(242)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.1%(153)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,342

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,184 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,763

−46%vs 2000

vs $30,817 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$159,000

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $174,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$598

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $688 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(2,984)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(20)

Asian0.4%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(2,919)

Black0.4%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(23)

Asian0.7%(20)

Other1.5%(46)

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 American2.4%(68)

Colombian1.3%(38)

Uruguayan1%(30)

Central American0.7%(20)

Costa Rican0.7%(20)

Spaniard0.3%(8)

Asian origin

Japanese2%(57)

Filipino0.8%(22)

Ancestry

Irish30.7%(888)

English20.2%(584)

Italian13.1%(379)

German10%(288)

Scottish6.5%(188)

American4.3%(123)

French4.1%(119)

French Canadian2.1%(61)

Polish2.1%(61)

Swedish1.8%(53)

Portuguese1.2%(34)

Greek1.1%(31)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(31)

Canadian0.9%(25)

Russian0.7%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(19)

Dutch0.4%(13)

Arab0.3%(9)

Lebanese0.3%(9)

Austrian0.3%(9)

Danish0.3%(9)

Lithuanian0.3%(9)

Ukrainian0.3%(9)

Armenian0.3%(8)

Finnish0.2%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.0%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.8%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 23.9 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 married29.2%(360)

Married57.9%(714)

Widowed0.6%(8)

Divorced12.3%(152)

Women 15+

Never married15.4%(212)

Married44.5%(613)

Widowed19.1%(263)

Divorced21%(289)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 2.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.4%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.8%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

42.9%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.0%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% 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)25.2%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.4%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49%(99)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.4%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 202 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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