Nantucket County, Massachusetts (MA)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	38%

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Industries providing employment: Construction (21.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.0%), Educational,health and social services (13.9%), Retail trade (11.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Nantucket County, Massachusetts:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Males: 4,884	(51.3%)
Females: 4,636	(48.7%)

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Nantucket County:	2.4 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

This county:	$68,564
Massachusetts:	$62,365

This county:	$1,253
State:	$828

Nantucket County:	$1,180,993
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Detached houses: $1,206,524

Here:	$1,206,524
State:	$440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,064,528

Here:	$1,064,528
State:	$384,213

In 2-unit structures: $1,257,003

Here:	$1,257,003
State:	$414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $329,707

Here:	$329,707
State:	$431,982

Mobile homes: $27,500

Here:	$27,500
State:	$71,966

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Area name: Nantucket County, MA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nantucket County is $1200 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1332 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Nantucket.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Nantucket County: Miacomet Golf Course (A), Nantucket Aero Light (B), Nantucket Light (C), Sankaty Head Golf Club (D), Sankaty Head Light (E), Siasconset Golf Course (F), Tuckernuck Island South East Light (G), Wannacomet (H), Great Point Lighthouse (I), Haulover (J), Nantucket Life Saving Museum (K), Our Island Home (L), University of Massachusetts Research Center (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Nantucket County: Union Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Polpis Burying Ground (1), Old Settlers Graves (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Mioxes Pond (A), Reed Pond (B), Reedy Pond (C), Rest House Pond (D), Long Pond (E), Peat Hole (F), Waqutuquaib Ponds (G), Head of Hummock (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stony Brook (A), Watts Run (B), Abrams Creek (C), Hither Creek (D), Fulling Mill Creek (E), Millbrook Creek (F), Island Creek (G), Smugs Ria (H), Phillips Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Nantucket County include: Coatue-Coskata Wildlife Refuge (1), Nantucket Conservation Foundation (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Dionis Beach (A), Low Beach (B), Surfside Beach (C), Rest House Shore (D), Siasconset Beach (E), Madequecham Beach (F), Pest House Shore (G), Coskata Beach (H), Quidnet Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Current college students: 250
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 759 (25% naturalized citizens)

Nantucket County:	8.0%
Whole state:	12.2%

Mean travel time to work: 9.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,964
• One, attached: 361
• Two: 551
• 3 or 4: 164
• 5 to 9: 84
• 10 to 19: 34
• 20 or more: 35
• Mobile homes: 17

Housing units in Nantucket County with a mortgage: 1,438 (73 second mortgage, 118 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 603

Here:	70.5% with mortgage
State:	71.6% with mortgage

Nantucket County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/2002 at 07:13:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.0 miles away from Nantucket 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 66.1 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: 3,488 (65%) Carpooled: 834 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 97 (2%) Walked: 516 (10%) Other means: 48 (1%) Worked at home: 345 (6%)

10.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,768 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.19%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

2.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,022 average AGI)

Nantucket County:	2.12%
Massachusetts average:	0.28%

2.67% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($21,163 average AGI)
5.39% relocated from other states ($24,586 average AGI)

Nantucket County:	5.39%
Massachusetts average:	2.46%

from Barnstable County, MA	0.51% ($28,348 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.49% ($59,727)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.44% ($264,000)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.35% ($53,000)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.24% ($39,000)

7.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($113,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.95%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.45% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($33,191 average AGI)
5.51% relocated to other states ($80,165 average AGI)

Nantucket County:	5.51%
Massachusetts average:	3.26%

to Barnstable County, MA	1.06% ($168,787 average AGI)
to Plymouth County, MA	0.32% ($71,214)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.27% ($66,417)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.27% ($61,417)
to Norfolk County, MA	0.23% ($46,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,165 (1,093 aged, 72 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,458 (1,349 male householders, 765 female householders)

  1,741 spouses, 2,102 children (1,962 natural, 26 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 33 other relatives, 322 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,302 (746 male householders (479 living alone)), 841 female householders (632 living alone)), 715 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 760 (48 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 931 2-persons, 519 3-persons, 407 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,111 1-person, 345 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

89.5% of residents of Nantucket County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $43,603,000 ($4307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $649,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,573,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,792,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,000
Federal grants: $9,086,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,175,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,959,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,104,000
Federal Government insurance: $195,344,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	67 per 1000 residents

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+25 per 1000 residents

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

57% of Nantucket County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Massachusetts.

Nantucket County:	56.8%
State average:	60.6%

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

• This state: 4860
• Northeast: 2291
• Midwest: 513
• South: 634
• West: 199

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $639,700

Here:	14.6%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	4.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	50.8%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

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