Aquinnah, Massachusetts
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Population change since 2000: -9.6%
| Males: 153 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 158 |  (50.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.5 years |
| Massachusetts median age: | 39.2 years |
Zip codes: 02535.
| Aquinnah: | $90,573 |
| MA: | $94,488 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $49,704 (it was $21,420 in 2000)
Aquinnah town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: over $1,000,000 (it was $852,300 in 2000)
| Aquinnah: | over $1,000,000 |
| MA: | $534,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: over $1,000,000; in 2-unit structures: $912,859; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $934,263
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Aquinnah, MA
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- 17455.9%White alone
- 8226.4%American Indian alone
- 309.6%Two or more races
- 154.8%Hispanic
- 51.6%Other race alone
- 41.3%Black alone
- 10.3%Asian alone
Races in Aquinnah detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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| Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (306.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (310.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (313.5) | 1 (311.5) | 1 (307.7) | 4 (1,227) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (303.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (609.8) | 1 (310.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (313.5) | 2 (623.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (306.7) | 1 (302.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (215.1) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 13 (3,631) | 3 (964.6) | 2 (639.0) | 2 (627.0) | 5 (1,558) | 4 (1,231) | 2 (613.5) | 4 (1,208) | 2 (606.1) | 2 (607.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (931.7) | 2 (609.8) | 1 (215.1) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (321.5) | 1 (319.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (311.5) | 1 (307.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| City-Data.com crime index | 145.3 | 64.3 | 51.1 | 109.7 | 193.1 | 135.4 | 536.8 | 69.5 | 84.8 | 24.3 | 122.0 | 347.8 | 24.4 | 23.7 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Aquinnah detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 4 (4 officers - 4 male; 0 female).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 12.20 |
| Massachusetts average: | 2.53 |
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Ancestries: English (17.4%), Irish (15.4%), French (7.6%), German (6.7%), Russian (6.4%), Italian (6.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1870
Land area: 5.36 square miles.
Population density: 58 people per square mile (very low).
3 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Aquinnah town: | 0.3% ($2,167) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.3% ($2,336) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Bedford, MA 
(23.1 miles , pop. 93,768).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (69.9 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (163.5 miles , pop. 2,229,379).
Nearest cities:
Chilmark, MA (1.8 miles ),
), Gosnold, MA (3.2 miles),
Tisbury, MA (3.6 miles ),
), Latitude: 41.33 N, Longitude: 70.80 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 508
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $1,450,000
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $1,450,000
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $1,682,700
- 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $1,682,700
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $1,682,700
- 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $1,682,700
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $292,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $292,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $292,000
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $292,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $293,800
- 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $457,100
- 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $323,900
- 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $260,800
- 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $198,600
- 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $506,300
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $538,900
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $446,000
- 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $395,100
- 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $359,000
| Here: | 4.9% |
| Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
- Public administration (21.4%)
- Construction (15.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (9.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Educational services (5.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.9%)
- Construction (25.0%)
- Public administration (14.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (12.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (9.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Public administration (30.5%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.5%)
- Health care (7.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.1%)
- Educational services (6.1%)
- Private households (6.1%)
- Construction (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.6%)
- Carpenters (5.5%)
- Art and design workers (4.9%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.0%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9.0%)
- Carpenters (8.0%)
- Woodworkers (6.0%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5.0%)
- Social scientists and related workers (4.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (12.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.8%)
- Art and design workers (8.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Media and communications workers (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
Average climate in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 51.5. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 51.5 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 35.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 35.6 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Earthquake activity:
Aquinnah-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Massachusetts state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/22/1992 at 12:20:32, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 3.8 MS, 4.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 156.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 255.6 miles away from Aquinnah center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 264.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 155.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 156.7 miles away from Aquinnah center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 263.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Dukes County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aquinnah:
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (about 24 miles; North Dartmouth, MA; Full-time enrollment: 7,545)
- Salve Regina University (about 28 miles; Newport, RI; FT enrollment: 2,349)
- Bristol Community College (about 32 miles; Fall River, MA; FT enrollment: 5,707)
- Roger Williams University (about 33 miles; Bristol, RI; FT enrollment: 4,375)
- Cape Cod Community College (about 35 miles; West Barnstable, MA; FT enrollment: 2,491)
- University of Rhode Island (about 40 miles; Kingston, RI; FT enrollment: 14,656)
- New England Institute of Technology (about 44 miles; East Greenwich, RI; FT enrollment: 3,183)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Aquinnah: Gay Head Light (A), Aquinnah Fire Department (B), Gay Head Coast Guard Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gay Head Indian Burying Ground (1), Gayhead Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Occooch Pond (A), Lily Pond (B), Black Pond (C), Squibnocket Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Brook (A), Squibnocket Herring Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Gay Head Town Beach (A), Lobsterville Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people |
| Massachusetts: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 55.9% |
| Whole state: | 63.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.3% |
| This town: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Aquinnah:
- Never married: 32.0%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 11.3%
For population 25 years and over in Aquinnah:
- High school or higher: 95.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.0%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.6 |
| Massachusetts average: | 13.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Aquinnah, MA (based on Dukes County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 2,896 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,610 | 12 |
| Other | 1,157 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 310 | 3 |
| None | 10,562 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 13
| Dukes County: | 8.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| Massachusetts: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Dukes County: | 1.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
| Dukes County: | 1.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 55
| Here: | 35.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.1% |
| Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Dukes County: | 19.1% |
| Massachusetts: | 22.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.6% |
| State: | 16.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Aquinnah:
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Aquinnah:
- WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCIB (101.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
- WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTWV (101.1 FM; MASHPEE, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WSMU-FM (91.1 FM; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
TV broadcast stations around Aquinnah:
- WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- Outermost, 81 Lighthouse Rd (Lat: 41.349722 Lon: -70.832444), Type: Pole, Structure height: 11 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WRHS888,
Assigned Frequencies: 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, Grant Date: 06/10/2020, Expiration Date: 06/10/2030, Certifier: Paul Zimbone, Registrant: Intelpath, Hinsdale, IL 60522, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft:
4- Aircraft: VASHON AIRCRAFT RANGER R7 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 135VR, N135VR, N-135VR, Serial Number: 10135, Year manufactured: 2018, Airworthiness Date: 07/17/2018, Certificate Issue Date: 03/23/2019
Registrant (Corporation): Aquinnah Aviation Inc, Po Box 508, Aquinnah, MA 02535 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3129Q, N3129Q, N-3129Q, Serial Number: 18258129, Airworthiness Date: 04/18/1967, Certificate Issue Date: 09/04/2014
Registrant (Individual): John M Collins, 572 Lighthouse Rd, Aquinnah, MA 02535 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 65MW, N65MW, N-65MW, Serial Number: 20440, Certificate Issue Date: 08/15/2013
Registrant (Co-Owned): Susan A Weiss, Po Box 508, Aquinnah, MA 02535, Other Owners: Martin T Weiss - Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 758LC, N758LC, N-758LC, Serial Number: R1723172, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 05/17/1979, Certificate Issue Date: 12/07/2000
Registrant (Individual): Jerry A Wiener, 580 State Rd, Aquinnah, MA 02535
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 62.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.8%Wood
- 2.3%Utility gas
- 2.3%Electricity
- 51.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 37.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.4%Utility gas
- 3.4%Coal or coke
- 3.4%Wood
Aquinnah compared to Massachusetts state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Aquinnah on our top lists:
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 larger cities with the lowest real estate taxes percentage (population 50,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest ratio of median house value to median household income"
- #12 (02535) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting profit/loss from business in 2012 (pop 1,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"