Barnstable County, Massachusetts (MA)

Back to: Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts smallest towns, All US cities.

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

Please wait while loading the map...

% of renters here:	22%
State:	38%

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Type of workers:

Barnstable County, Massachusetts business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Barnstable County, Massachusetts:

Median resident age:	44.6 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Males: 105,199	(47.3%)
Females: 117,031	(52.7%)

Recent posts about Barnstable County, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

	Cape Cod questions  (36 replies)
	Are these Boston exurbs?  (8 replies)
	Out of state college students and jury duty...they have no rights  (7 replies)
	Relocating job to Otis (Ottis) AFB  (4 replies)

Barnstable County:	2.3 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

This county:	$57,314
Massachusetts:	$65,401

This county:	$894
State:	$860

Barnstable County:	$393,300
Massachusetts:	$353,600

Detached houses: $525,149

Here:	$525,149
State:	$431,615

Townhouses or other attached units: $318,751

Here:	$318,751
State:	$384,906

In 2-unit structures: $443,161

Here:	$443,161
State:	$385,911

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $234,822

Here:	$234,822
State:	$378,476

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $253,620

Here:	$253,620
State:	$329,648

Mobile homes: $58,432

Here:	$58,432
State:	$71,966

Barnstable County:	7.5%
Massachusetts:	10.0%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Area name: Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barnstable County is $725 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1138 a month.

Cities in this county include: Barnstable Town, Falmouth, Yarmouth, Sandwich, Bourne, Dennis, Mashpee, Harwich, South Yarmouth, Brewster.

2005 air pollution in Barnstable County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dukes County , Plymouth County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Barnstable County: 4-H Club Camp (A), Mayos Beach Light (B), Nauset Beach Lighthouse (C), Portanimicutt (D), Provincetown Airport Aero Light (E), Race Point (F), Race Point Light (G), Race Point Lighthouse (H), Sandwich Marina (I), Sealand of Cape Cod (J), Ballymeade Golf Course (K), Stony Brook Mill (L), Teaticket Plaza (M), The Eastham Mill (N), Weesquamsett (O), Wellfleet Town Pier (P), Wood End Light (Q), Youth Forestry Camp (R), Brewster County Club (S), Butler Flats Light (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Falmouth Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Barnstable County include: Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church (A), Cataumet Methodist Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), East End Meetinghouse Church (D), Saint James Chuch (E), First Church (F), First Congregational Church (G), Old Indian Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bridge Road Cemetery (1), Cove Burying Ground (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3), Goodspeed Cemetery (4), Percival Cemetery (5), Evergreen Cemetery (6), Dillingham Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grassy Pond (A), Griffiths Pond (B), Grassy Pond (C), Foundry Pond (D), Snow Pond (E), Moll Pond (F), Grassy Nook Pond (G), Jones Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Springhill Creek (A), Pamet River (B), Mashpee River (C), Frost Fish Creek (D), Bass Creek (E), Seapit River (F), Red River (G), Childs River (H), Red Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Barnstable County include: Tern Island Sanctuary (1), Ashumet Holl Reservation (2), Audubon Bird Sanctuary (3), Lowell Holly Reservation (4), Snows Field (5), Goodwill Park (6), Doane Rock Picnic Area (7), Windmill Park (8), Nickerson State Forest Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Eustis Beach (A), East Sandwich Beach (B), Highland Beach (C), South Cape Beach (D), Sunrise Beach (E), Quissett Beach (F), Orleans Beach (G), Forest Beach (H), Ballston Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
Massachusetts:	8.4%

Current college students: 8,492
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,982 (53% naturalized citizens)

Barnstable County:	4.9%
Whole state:	12.2%

Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 121,955
• One, attached: 5,469
• Two: 5,144
• 3 or 4: 4,333
• 5 to 9: 4,089
• 10 to 19: 1,661
• 20 or more: 3,835
• Mobile homes: 580
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Barnstable County with a mortgage: 41,628 (2,905 second mortgage, 5,444 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25,393

Here:	62.1% with mortgage
State:	71.6% with mortgage

Here		42.9%
USA		50.2%

Barnstable County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 19.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/22/1977, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Barnstable County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from Barnstable County center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 48.6 miles away from the county center
On 3/12/2002 at 07:13:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 50.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from Barnstable County center
On 1/10/1999 at 15:20:44, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 2.9 LG, Depth: 1.3 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 80,672 (81%) Carpooled: 8,073 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,077 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 29 (0%) Subway or elevated: 71 (0%) Railroad: 127 (0%) Ferryboat: 67 (0%) Taxi: 65 (0%) Motorcycle: 35 (0%) Bicycle: 318 (0%) Walked: 2,616 (3%) Other means: 903 (1%) Worked at home: 5,144 (5%)

5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,076 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.20%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($744 average AGI)

Barnstable County:	0.18%
Massachusetts average:	0.28%

2.59% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($37,268 average AGI)
2.43% relocated from other states ($32,064 average AGI)

Barnstable County:	2.43%
Massachusetts average:	2.46%

from Plymouth County, MA	0.59% ($50,745 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.49% ($89,656)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.41% ($87,563)
from Worcester County, MA	0.27% ($72,011)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.27% ($105,914)
from Bristol County, MA	0.24% ($49,531)
from Essex County, MA	0.10% ($58,928)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($480 average AGI)

Barnstable County:	0.06%
Massachusetts average:	0.11%

2.33% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($21,738 average AGI)
3.45% relocated to other states ($34,627 average AGI)

Barnstable County:	3.45%
Massachusetts average:	3.26%

to Plymouth County, MA	0.62% ($63,660 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.37% ($60,586)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.36% ($48,529)
to Norfolk County, MA	0.31% ($59,434)
to Bristol County, MA	0.21% ($39,050)
to Worcester County, MA	0.17% ($38,491)
to Essex County, MA	0.11% ($61,412)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 57,608 (52,438 aged, 5,170 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 176,474 (44,636 male householders, 16,677 female householders)

  50,630 spouses, 54,503 children (50,556 natural, 1,685 adopted, 2,262 stepchildren), 2,132 grandchildren, 1,129 brothers or sisters, 1,522 parents, 1,623 other relatives, 3,622 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 40,074 (13,090 male householders (10,037 living alone)), 20,442 female householders (17,884 living alone)), 6,542 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,682 (2,531 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 32,386 2-persons, 12,292 3-persons, 10,124 4-persons, 4,643 5-persons, 1,388 6-persons, 480 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,921 1-person, 4,981 2-persons, 439 3-persons, 160 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

93.2% of residents of Barnstable County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,902,322,000 ($8319 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $208,876,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $855,367,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $438,034,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,041,000
Federal grants: $304,649,000
Federal procurement contracts: $152,873,000 ($110,520,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $149,358,000 ($38,868,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,875,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $66,569,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,687,604,000

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	67 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+25 per 1000 residents

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 25.54 millions of gallons per day (90% from ground, 10% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

58% of Barnstable County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Massachusetts.

Barnstable County:	58.4%
State average:	60.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 144444
• Northeast: 43568
• Midwest: 7946
• South: 8879
• West: 4684

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $169,900

Here:	5.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	7.5%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	22.6%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

Back to: Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts smallest towns, All US cities.