COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buzzards Bay vs Barnstable Town
PLACE A
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buzzards Bay is 94% smaller than Barnstable Town. Buzzards Bay earns more, with a median household income $2,406 higher.
BUZZARDS BAYBARNSTABLE TOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2,90950,101−94% vs Barnstable Town
Population density1,518836+682
Population growth10.9%8.2%+2.6 pts
Median age54.449.1+5.3
Male54.9%46.6%+8.3 pts
Female45.1%53.4%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born5.0%16.7%−11.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%75.8%+12.8 pts
Black0.2%5.7%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%4.8%−2.5 pts
Asian2.8%1.1%+1.8 pts
Other6.0%12.6%−6.6 pts
Median household income$94,388$91,982+$2,406
Per capita income$52,088$56,079−$3,991
Poverty rate7.3%7.4%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%42.1%−12.5 pts
Graduate degree8.9%18.2%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%3.1%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation65.1%62.2%+2.8 pts
Median home value$454,500$602,500−$148,000
Median gross rent$1,484$1,917−$433
Owner-occupied75.7%75.7%−0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.0%22.6%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households34.1%61.4%−27.3 pts
Average commute32.124.8+7.3
Worked from home17.4%12.3%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured2.8%4.0%−1.2 pts
Population, 2009 – 2024