CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Yarmouth

Massachusetts · 5,409 residents · 6.69 sq mi

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West Yarmouth is a city of 5,409 people in Massachusetts. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $710 a month. Median home value sits at $141,700. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 27%. There are 1,051 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,409

−16%vs 2000

vs 6,460 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.7

−13%vs 2000

vs 44.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(236)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(306)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(376)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(908)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(705)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(507)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(591)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412%(647)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(449)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(88)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,977

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,597 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,540

−21%vs 2000

vs $19,633 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$141,700

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $139,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$710

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $814 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.8%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

38.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(5,957)

Black2%(130)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(108)

Asian0.5%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(5,206)

Black1.4%(76)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(100)

Asian0.9%(46)

Other1.5%(81)

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 American1.2%(75)

Chilean1.2%(75)

Spaniard1%(61)

Cuban0.3%(16)

Puerto Rican0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(27)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.8%(50)

Samoan0.8%(50)

Ancestry

Irish21.3%(1,317)

Italian11.8%(731)

English10.8%(670)

Brazilian8.2%(505)

West Indian6%(374)

American5.9%(364)

Haitian5.1%(316)

Subsaharan African4.3%(268)

Scottish4%(246)

German3%(186)

Polish2.8%(172)

Russian1.8%(114)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese1.7%(106)

French1.6%(102)

Dutch1.6%(97)

Greek1.5%(94)

French Canadian1.5%(91)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(73)

Jamaican0.9%(58)

Canadian0.7%(41)

Swedish0.6%(38)

Lithuanian0.6%(35)

British0.5%(29)

Danish0.5%(28)

Welsh0.4%(26)

Armenian0.3%(20)

Norwegian0.3%(20)

Belgian0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Brazilian population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married26.9%(637)

Married55.3%(1,312)

Widowed5.9%(140)

Divorced11.9%(282)

Women 15+

Never married27.9%(808)

Married42.7%(1,238)

Widowed17.5%(508)

Divorced11.9%(344)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2013

from 4.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.4%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% 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)14.7%(48)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.8%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.7%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.4%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 327 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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