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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%).
Detached houses: $1,097,552Here:$1,097,552State:$412,156 Townhouses or other attached units: $497,350Here:$497,350State:$346,236 In 2-unit structures: $1,186,283Here:$1,186,283State:$348,924 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $51,404Here:$51,404State:$354,648
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Obama (Democratic): 67.3% McCain (Republican): 30.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,307 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,989 (0.4%)
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 Nantucket County: Nantucket Light (A), Sankaty Head Light (B), Nantucket Aero Light (C), Tuckernuck Island South East Light (D), Sankaty Head Golf Club (E), Haulover (F), Wannacomet (G), Miacomet Golf Course (H), Siasconset Golf Course (I), Great Point Lighthouse (J), Landmark House (K), Nantucket Life Saving Museum (L), Our Island Home (M), University of Massachusetts Research Center (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Nantucket County: Union Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Old Settlers Graves (1), Polpis Burying Ground (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Rest House Pond (A), Narrow Creek Pond (B), Little Mioxes Pond (C), Madequecham Pond (D), Maxcy Pond (E), Waqutuquaib Ponds (F), Shimmo Pond (G), Sauls Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Millbrook Creek (A), Hither Creek (B), Watts Run (C), Stony Brook (D), Smugs Ria (E), Island Creek (F), Fulling Mill Creek (G), Phillips Run (H), Abrams Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Nantucket County include: Nantucket Conservation Foundation (1), Coatue-Coskata Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Siasconset Beach (A), Quidnet Beach (B), Nobadeer Beach (C), Madequecham Beach (D), Dionis Beach (E), Rest House Shore (F), Surfside Beach (G), Coskata Beach (H), Low Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Nantucket County: Nantucket Light (A), Sankaty Head Light (B), Nantucket Aero Light (C), Tuckernuck Island South East Light (D), Sankaty Head Golf Club (E), Haulover (F), Wannacomet (G), Miacomet Golf Course (H), Siasconset Golf Course (I), Great Point Lighthouse (J), Landmark House (K), Nantucket Life Saving Museum (L), Our Island Home (M), University of Massachusetts Research Center (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Nantucket County: Union Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Old Settlers Graves (1), Polpis Burying Ground (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Rest House Pond (A), Narrow Creek Pond (B), Little Mioxes Pond (C), Madequecham Pond (D), Maxcy Pond (E), Waqutuquaib Ponds (F), Shimmo Pond (G), Sauls Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Millbrook Creek (A), Hither Creek (B), Watts Run (C), Stony Brook (D), Smugs Ria (E), Island Creek (F), Fulling Mill Creek (G), Phillips Run (H), Abrams Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Nantucket County include: Nantucket Conservation Foundation (1), Coatue-Coskata Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Siasconset Beach (A), Quidnet Beach (B), Nobadeer Beach (C), Madequecham Beach (D), Dionis Beach (E), Rest House Shore (F), Surfside Beach (G), Coskata Beach (H), Low Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 9.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%
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
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10.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,768 average adjusted gross income)
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%
7.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($113,356 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
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%
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
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).
Population growth in Nantucket County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $639,700
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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