2024 population: 232,570 ( 3,503 from 2020)
Land area: 394.2 square miles
Population density: 590.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	204,536	87.95%	0.1%
Black:	9,023	3.88%	20.5%
Indian:	1,360	0.58%	6.3%
Asian:	4,015	1.73%	12.5%
2+ races:	4,402	1.89%	10.8%
Hispanic:	9,234	3.97%	17.3%

Total non-White:	28,034	12.05%	15.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,330	6.9
Deaths:	13,795	15.1
Net Migration:	7,293	8.0
Net Immigration:	4,253	4.6

Change in White population:	-184	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,687	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
229,067
204,720	89.37%
7,485	3.27%
1,452	0.63%
3,568	1.56%
3,972	1.73%
7,870	3.44%
24,347	10.63%

2010
215,888
197,327	91.40%
3,857	1.79%
1,184	0.55%
2,328	1.08%
4,221	1.96%
4,687	2.17%
18,561	8.60%

2000
222,230
207,518	93.38%
3,848	1.73%
1,148	0.52%
1,413	0.64%
3,461	1.56%
3,000	1.35%
14,712	6.62%

1990
186,605
177,800	95.28%
2,811	1.51%
1,089	0.58%
2,656	1.42%
n/a
2,249	1.21%
8,805	4.72%

1980
147,925
142,770	96.52%
1,822	1.23%
822	0.56%
373	0.25%
n/a
898	0.61%
5,155	3.48%

1970
96,656
92,976	96.19%
2,071	2.14%
431	0.45%
236	0.24%
n/a
513	0.53%
3,680	3.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,442	6.7
26,766	12.4
6,464	3.0
3,193	1.5

7,393	3.4
5,786	2.7

Number	Rate
2000's
18,189	8.2
25,467	11.5
4,342	2.0
3,161	1.4

-10,191	-4.6
3,849	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
21,665	11.6
24,853	13.3
30,676	16.4
1,285	0.7

29,718	15.9
5,907	3.2

Number	Rate
1980's
20,696	14.0
20,476	13.8
38,427	26.0
n/a

35,030	23.7
3,650	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
50,012	51.7
n/a

49,794	51.5
1,475	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
55.4
32,704	14.1%
199,866	85.9%
76,755	33.0%

105,777
2.16

65,212	61.7%
51,823	79.5%
3,372	5.2%
40,565	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
49.9
37,249	17.3%
178,639	82.7%
53,879	25.0%

95,755
2.21

58,724	61.3%
46,263	78.8%
4,419	7.5%
37,031	38.7%

2000
Number	Percent
44.5
45,393	20.4%
176,837	79.6%
51,399	23.1%

94,845
2.28

61,313	64.6%
49,996	81.5%
4,935	8.0%
33,532	35.4%

1990
Number	Percent
39.7
39,359	21.1%
147,246	78.9%
41,322	22.1%

77,675
2.35

52,450	67.5%
43,026	82.0%
4,199	8.0%
25,225	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
37.6
34,766	23.5%
113,159	76.5%
30,721	20.8%

58,520
2.48

41,497	70.9%
35,137	84.7%
3,213	7.7%
17,023	29.1%

2024 Housing Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,172	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,707	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,385	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,974	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,607	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,364	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,092	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,371	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,299	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,263	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,584	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,270	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,839	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,681	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	12,876	12.2%
$200,000 or more	19,293	18.2%

Median Household Income	95,241
Per Capita Income	62,086

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	129

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,754	4.5%
Public Assistance	2,991	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,170	10.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	90,519	74.3%
Unemployed	4,744	3.9%
In Armed Forces	715	0.6%

Total Labor Force	95,978	78.8%
Not in Labor Force	25,815	21.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,870	32,229	52.0%
Non-Profit	5,002	8,695	36.5%
Self-Employed	10,142	5,948	63.0%

Local Government	3,788	5,639	40.2%
State Government	1,978	1,506	56.8%
Federal Government	1,264	783	61.7%

Total Private + Self	45,012	38,177	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,032	16,623	42.0%
Total	57,044	54,800	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%
Pct. Private + Self	74.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,376	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	21,102	18.8%
Professional, Technical	28,834	25.7%
Service Occupations	20,429	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	552	0.5%
All others	19,301	17.2%

White Collar		64.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,125	16.2%
Retail trade	13,194	11.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,103	9.9%
Construction	10,624	9.5%
Educational services	9,248	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	8,337	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,673	5.1%
Public administration	5,623	5.0%
Manufacturing	5,498	4.9%
Other services	5,204	4.6%
Finance and insurance	4,554	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,319	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3,085	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,421	2.2%
Wholesale trade	2,260	2.0%
Information	1,866	1.7%
Utilities	1,043	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	734	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	115	0.1%
Management	16	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,428	0.62%
Puerto Rican	1,549	0.67%
Cuban	115	0.05%
Dominican	624	0.27%

Total Central American	574	0.25%
Costa Rican	20	0.01%
Guatemalan	155	0.07%
Honduran	72	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	61	0.03%
Salvadoran	266	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,778	1.20%
Argentinean	295	0.13%
Bolivian	35	0.02%
Chilean	215	0.09%
Colombian	640	0.28%
Ecuadorian	532	0.23%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	268	0.12%
Uruguayan	67	0.03%
Venezuelan	369	0.16%
Other South American	357	0.15%

Other Hispanic	1,493	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,063	0.46%
Thai	290	0.13%
Filipino	236	0.10%
Taiwanese	192	0.08%
Indian	177	0.08%
Japanese	162	0.07%
Bangladeshi	132	0.06%
Vietnamese	122	0.05%
Korean	116	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	199,642	89.2%
Other Indo-European	11,050	4.9%
Spanish	5,293	2.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,806	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,793	0.8%
Chinese	1,165	0.5%
Other	1,025	0.5%
German, other Germanic	936	0.4%
Other Asian	491	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	58,418	25.2%
English	38,671	16.7%
Italian	25,882	11.2%
German	18,686	8.1%
French	9,643	4.2%
American	8,759	3.8%
Portuguese	8,271	3.6%
Scottish	7,929	3.4%
Polish	7,380	3.2%
French Canadian	6,009	2.6%
Brazilian	5,983	2.6%
Swedish	5,596	2.4%
Jamaican	3,146	1.4%
European	2,530	1.1%
Russian	2,450	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	221,209	95.5%
Not a citizen	10,459	4.5%

Native	208,737	90.1%
Foreign-born	22,931	9.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,981	1.6%	3,932	2.1%	38,370	20.9%	49,823	27.1%	47,512	25.9%	41,114	22.4%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,981	1.6%
9-12 Years	3,932	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,370	20.9%
Some College	49,823	27.1%
Bach. Degree	47,512	25.9%
Grad Degree	41,114	22.4%
Average years of education: 14.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	195,492	180,906	14,586	7.5%
1991	194,586	174,560	20,026	10.3%
1992	195,526	174,566	20,960	10.7%
1993	200,856	181,928	18,928	9.4%
1994	202,938	185,526	17,412	8.6%
1995	204,796	190,088	14,708	7.2%
1996	207,830	194,832	12,998	6.3%
1997	211,626	199,218	12,408	5.9%
1998	213,956	203,266	10,690	5.0%
1999	219,100	209,476	9,624	4.4%

2000	225,302	217,300	8,002	3.6%
2001	229,658	220,558	9,100	4.0%
2002	238,282	227,184	11,098	4.7%
2003	244,606	231,898	12,708	5.2%
2004	246,936	234,750	12,186	4.9%
2005	244,394	232,460	11,934	4.9%
2006	244,416	232,406	12,010	4.9%
2007	243,132	231,432	11,700	4.8%
2008	244,290	230,178	14,112	5.8%
2009	244,140	223,722	20,418	8.4%

2010	222,058	200,652	21,406	9.6%
2011	220,272	200,376	19,896	9.0%
2012	217,780	199,260	18,520	8.5%
2013	217,160	199,036	18,124	8.3%
2014	224,184	208,126	16,058	7.2%
2015	223,180	209,558	13,622	6.1%
2016	223,252	211,918	11,334	5.1%
2017	225,864	215,086	10,778	4.8%
2018	229,506	219,346	10,160	4.4%
2019	228,174	218,986	9,188	4.0%

2020	216,256	194,146	22,110	10.2%
2021	223,942	209,456	14,486	6.5%
2022	223,218	212,634	10,584	4.7%
2023	224,260	214,856	9,404	4.2%
2024	235,266	223,960	11,306	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	166,215
Median Value	$629,000

Occupied	105,777	63.6%
Vacant	60,438	36.4%

Owned	85,753	81.1%
Rented	20,024	18.9%
Median Rent	$1,678

Single-Family Units	144,054	86.7%
Detached	135,640	81.6%
Attached	8,414	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,363	6.8%
Mobile Homes	1,292	0.8%

Barnstable, MA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Barnstable, MA Metro Area