Barnstable, Massachusetts county Neighborhood Info

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Barnstable, Massachusetts county QuickFacts

	Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	222,230	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
County	BARNSTABLE

Barnstable, Massachusetts county Population

	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
Male	105,199	47.34%	49.06%
Female	117,031	52.66%	50.94%
Median age (years)	44.6		35.3

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	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	176,790	79.55%	74.31%
21 years and over	171,190	77.03%	69.97%
62 years and over	58,577	26.36%	14.66%
65 years and over	51,265	23.07%	12.43%

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	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
White	209,398	94.23%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,969	1.79%	12.32%
Asian	1,401	0.63%	3.64%
Some other race	3,765	1.69%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,697	1.66%	2.43%

Barnstable, Massachusetts county Housing

	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	94,822		105,480,101
Family households (families)	61,041	64.37%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	33,781	35.63%	31.94%

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	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	147,083		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	52,261	35.53%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	94,822	64.47%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	73,787	50.17%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	21,035	14.3%	30.77%

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	Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	248	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,066	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	18,463	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	17,938	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	14,922	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	8,779	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	2,887	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	718	0.57%
Median (dollars)	178,800	119,600

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	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	13,748	14.5%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	26,611	28.06%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	15,828	16.69%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	20,223	21.33%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	11,244	11.86%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	7,168	7.56%	9.65%

Barnstable, Massachusetts county Education

	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	47,762		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,987	8.35%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,215	4.64%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22,199	46.48%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	10,869	22.76%	21.38%
College or graduate school	8,492	17.78%	22.81%

Barnstable, Massachusetts county Economy

	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	181,996		217,168,077
In labor force	107,184	58.89%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	106,263	58.39%	63.39%
- - Employed	100,780	55.37%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,483	3.01%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	921	0.51%	0.53%
Not in labor force	74,812	41.11%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	97,345	53.49%	51.66%
In labor force	51,338	28.21%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	51,220	28.14%	29.65%
- - Employed	48,850	26.84%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	12,491	6.86%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,735		12,787,501

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	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	94,845		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,478	6.83%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,484	5.78%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	11,359	11.98%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	12,148	12.81%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	15,935	16.8%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	20,425	21.54%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,243	11.85%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	7,605	8.02%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,873	1.97%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,295	2.42%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	45,933		41,994

	Barnstable, Massachusetts	%, Barnstable, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	68,259	37.51%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,673		56,604
With Social Security income	36,990	20.32%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,169		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,543	1.95%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,726		6,320
With public assistance income	1,672	0.92%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,930		3,032
With retirement income	24,969	13.72%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,771		17,376

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