COMPARING TWO PLACES
Edgartown vs Barnstable Town
PLACE A
Edgartown, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Edgartown is 98% smaller than Barnstable Town. Edgartown earns more, with a median household income $158,019 higher.
EDGARTOWNBARNSTABLE TOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population90450,101−98% vs Barnstable Town
Population density756836−80
Population growth–8.2%–
Median age62.949.1+13.8
Male73.1%46.6%+26.5 pts
Female26.9%53.4%−26.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%16.7%−15.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.3%75.8%+23.5 pts
Black0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%4.8%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%12.6%−12.6 pts
Median household income$250,001$91,982+$158,019
Per capita income$297,039$56,079+$240,960
Poverty rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5400.468+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher57.0%42.1%+14.9 pts
Graduate degree19.8%18.2%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation56.9%62.2%−5.4 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$602,500+$1,397,501
Median gross rent$1,592$1,917−$325
Owner-occupied100.0%75.7%+24.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate69.7%22.6%+47.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%61.4%−61.4 pts
Average commute8.024.8−16.8
Worked from home66.5%12.3%+54.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Population, 2013 – 2024