Nationwide Claims to Fame

Barnstable County is 42nd out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Statewide Claims to Fame

Barnstable County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Barnstable County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Barnstable County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Female residents

Barnstable County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Home ownership rate

Barnstable County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White

Barnstable County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Barnstable County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Barnstable County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Barnstable County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Income per capita

Barnstable County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Home median value

Main Cities Within Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Massachusetts Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Current population (2012) 215,423 9th 6,646,144 313,914,040
Size in square miles 393.7 11th 7,800.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 548.3 8th 839.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Residents younger than 5 4.1% 13th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 16.6% 13th 21.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 26.3% 1st 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 94.9% 1st 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 40.5% 6th 38.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Race - White 94.0% 2nd 83.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.3% 13th 7.9% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 5th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.3% 13th 5.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 3rd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 13th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.4% 14th 10.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.0% 2nd 75.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Female residents 52.4% 2nd 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.5% 12th 14.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Housing units 161,001 9th 2,818,940 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.4% 12th 41.8% 25.9%
Households 96,775 9th 2,522,409 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.8% 2nd 63.6% 66.1%
Home median value $384,200 5th $343,500 $186,200
People per household 2.2 14th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 592 8th 11,111 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Income per capita $36,000 4th $35,051 $27,915
Income per household $60,525 8th $65,981 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.4% 11th 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Barnstable County Rank Massachusetts US
Non-farm private establishments 8,116 9th 169,146 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 68,452 9th 2,960,712 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 32,205 8th 596,790 27,092,908
Retail sales $3,973,206 9th $88,082,966 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $17,878 3rd $13,553 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $890,997 6th $14,917,210 $613,795,732

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