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Nantucket County

Massachusetts · 14,758 residents (2025 est.) · 46.2 sq mi
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Nantucket County is home to 14,483 people in Massachusetts. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $1,593,800. 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 4,963 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median household earns $139,688, about 70% above the national median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
56% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
14,483
+52%since 2000
from 9,520 in 2000
14,758 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
314 / sq mi
+32%since 2009
from 238 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.4
+16%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
46.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
5K8K10K13K15K19902000201020202024Nantucket County
202414K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(682)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(809)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(875)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(761)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(827)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.5%(1,519)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.8%(2,430)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5416%(2,322)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(1,931)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.9%(1,428)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(690)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(209)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$139,688
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,522 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$77,014
+146%since 2000
from $31,314 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
71.0%
+17.3 ptssince 2009
from 53.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
3.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.472
−14%since 2010
from 0.547 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade17.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Information8.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,593,800
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $583,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,213
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,016 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.8%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 63.1% in 2000
28.2% rent
Vacancy rate
58.3%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 66.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.71 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.93 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.8%
−10.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.0%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 44.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
11.4
−9%since 2009
from 12.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.9%(8,275)
Black8.2%(783)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(212)
Asian0.6%(60)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic68.2%(9,879)
Black9.4%(1,361)
Hispanic / Latino17%(2,467)
Asian1.7%(251)
Other3.6%(525)
Diversity Score
62
+66%since 2009
from 37 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−23%since 2020
from 26 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Dominican5.2%(746)
Salvadoran3.8%(544)
Costa Rican1.4%(204)
Colombian1.3%(185)
Mexican1.1%(154)
Cuban0.9%(127)
Venezuelan0.4%(51)
Spaniard0.3%(43)
Asian origin
Korean1.1%(159)
Asian Indian0.3%(41)
Filipino0.1%(19)
Japanese0.1%(15)
Chinese0.1%(13)
Ancestry
Irish19.2%(2,781)
English15.1%(2,186)
Italian9%(1,300)
German6.3%(906)
French4.5%(658)
Polish2.7%(392)
American2.7%(387)
Portuguese2.5%(356)
Scottish2.3%(327)
Serbian1.9%(269)
Canadian1.7%(244)
Swedish1.7%(242)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Lithuanian1%(150)
Jamaican0.7%(106)
Russian0.6%(88)
Norwegian0.5%(73)
Dutch0.5%(72)
Brazilian0.3%(45)
British0.3%(37)
Danish0.2%(34)
Welsh0.2%(32)
Barbadian0.2%(32)
Latvian0.2%(25)
Arab0.2%(22)
Cape Verdean0.1%(19)
Finnish0.1%(17)
Lebanese0.1%(16)
Austrian0.1%(16)
Hungarian0.1%(12)
Slovak0.1%(11)
Armenian0.1%(9)
Croatian0.1%(8)
Greek0%(6)
Iranian0%(6)
Syrian0%(5)
Swiss0%(3)
Iraqi0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
56.3%
+17.9 ptssince 2000
from 38.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 91.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.9%
+10.6 ptssince 2000
from 11.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.0 min
+91%since 2000
from 8.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.9%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 57.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.0%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.0%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
6.4%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
4.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2011
from 2.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 75.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 75.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.3%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.0%
+16.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Female
47.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Foreign born
15.8%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 7.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.3%
+5.0 ptssince 2017
from 90.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 97.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
94.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
81.3%
−3.9 ptssince 2016
from 85.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.2%
+4.1 ptssince 2016
from 8.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.4%(2,053)
Married60.6%(3,722)
Widowed0.9%(56)
Divorced5%(307)
Women 15+
Never married32.9%(1,969)
Married54.7%(3,273)
Widowed6.2%(371)
Divorced6.1%(366)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.8%
+7.4 ptssince 2020
from 54.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
23.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 25.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.6%
−6.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
81.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.5%
−5.6 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% 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)13.1%(92)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(102)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.2%(318)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(17)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 703 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Nantucket County, Massachusetts?

Nantucket County, Massachusetts has about 14,483 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nantucket County, Massachusetts?

The typical household in Nantucket County, Massachusetts earns about $139,688 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nantucket County, Massachusetts expensive?

In Nantucket County, Massachusetts, the median home is worth about $1,593,800, and the typical rent is about $2,213 a month.

How educated are people in Nantucket County, Massachusetts?

About 56.3% of adults age 25 and over in Nantucket County, Massachusetts hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nantucket County, Massachusetts?

About 3.2% of people in Nantucket County, Massachusetts live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nantucket County, Massachusetts grown since 1990?

Yes, Nantucket County, Massachusetts has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,471 residents, a change of about 141 percent over that period.

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