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Barnstable County
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
At a Glance
Population 228,996 County Seat Barnstable County Superior Court House State FIPS 25 County FIPS 001 Num Towns 40 Census-Designated Places 39 Total Town Population 159,666 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 229,436 Median Age 54.5 Veterans 15,633 Housing Units 165,068 Uninsured 518 Net Migration (recent) 201 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 8,913 Total Employees 76,094 Avg Annual Pay $64,707 Median Household Income $90,447 Poverty Rate 7.0% Unemployment Rate 4.4% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $104,956 Federal Spending FY2024 $2,587,847,804 Federal Spending Per Capita $11,301
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $519,100 Median Rent $1,536 FMR Studio $1,739 FMR 1BR $1,788 FMR 2BR $2,346 FMR 3BR $2,879 FMR 4BR $3,308
Health & Safety
Hospitals 120 EMS Stations 120 Fire Stations 120 Police Stations 120 Adult Smoking 13.1% Adult Obesity 28.9% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 47.7 Air Quality Good Days 333
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 29.35 Electric Customers 2924535 Towns with Broadband Data 40 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 40
Community
Churches 62 Libraries 40 Historic Places (NRHP) 207 Homeless Population N/A Schools 530 SNAP Stores 143 Bank Branches 61
Agriculture
Total Farms 56 Land in Farms (acres) 2,471 Avg Farm Size (acres) 44.1 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE LEE 2023-09-15 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2022-04-18 EM TROPICAL STORM HENRI 2021-08-22 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-27 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING 2018-06-25 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2015-04-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2013-04-19 DR HURRICANE SANDY 2012-12-19
Detailed Topics
Communities in Barnstable County
Barnstable Town — pop 48,916South Yarmouth — pop 11,703East Falmouth — pop 6,278West Yarmouth — pop 6,278Yarmouth Port — pop 5,403East Harwich — pop 5,250Northwest Harwich — pop 4,296Buzzards Bay — pop 4,279Forestdale — pop 4,116South Dennis — pop 3,899Sagamore — pop 3,851Falmouth — pop 3,818East Sandwich — pop 3,669Dennis Port — pop 3,487Provincetown — pop 3,318North Falmouth — pop 3,293Sandwich — pop 2,998Pocasset — pop 2,843Monument Beach — pop 2,784East Dennis — pop 2,585Dennis — pop 2,399West Dennis — pop 2,304North Eastham — pop 2,296Brewster — pop 2,028Harwich Center — pop 1,995Harwich Port — pop 1,899West Falmouth — pop 1,812Orleans — pop 1,767Teaticket — pop 1,663West Chatham — pop 1,619Chatham — pop 1,551Bourne — pop 1,497Mashpee Neck — pop 1,076New Seabury — pop 852Woods Hole — pop 834Seabrook — pop 448Popponesset — pop 280Monomoscoy Island — pop 139Seconsett Island — pop 98Popponesset Island — pop 45
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
