Nantucket County, Massachusetts (MA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 701
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,333
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,754 (it was 1,366 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 37% |
State: | 38% |
Land area: 48 sq. mi.
Water area: 255.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 288 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.2%), Construction (20.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 9,56469.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,10215.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,0627.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6774.9%Two or more races
- 2341.7%Asian alone
- 780.6%Some other race alone
- 40.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 42.2 years |
Massachusetts median age: | 39.9 years |
Males: 7,593 | ![]() |
Females: 6,187 | ![]() |

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Nantucket County: | 2.0 people |
Massachusetts: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $117,381 ($55,522 in 1999)
This county: | $117,381 |
Massachusetts: | $89,645 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,726 (lower quartile is $1,374, upper quartile is $2,246)
This county: | $1726 |
State: | $1332 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $1,225,434 (it was $583,500 in 2000)
Nantucket: | $1,225,434 |
Massachusetts: | $480,600 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,579Detached houses: $1,621,702
Here: $1,621,702 State: $524,317 Townhouses or other attached units: $777,020
Here: $777,020 State: $498,452 In 2-unit structures: $1,212,609
Here: $1,212,609 State: $501,689
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $915
Institutionalized population: 35
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 227 buildings, average cost: $1,144,500
- 2020: 162 buildings, average cost: $660,400
- 2019: 154 buildings, average cost: $993,900
- 2018: 157 buildings, average cost: $993,900
- 2017: 170 buildings, average cost: $782,400
- 2016: 150 buildings, average cost: $933,000
- 2015: 140 buildings, average cost: $896,400
- 2014: 149 buildings, average cost: $722,300
- 2013: 109 buildings, average cost: $770,200
- 2012: 58 buildings, average cost: $942,100
- 2011: 54 buildings, average cost: $731,900
- 2010: 53 buildings, average cost: $852,800
- 2009: 46 buildings, average cost: $530,200
- 2008: 76 buildings, average cost: $562,400
- 2007: 139 buildings, average cost: $534,300
- 2006: 168 buildings, average cost: $487,400
- 2005: 260 buildings, average cost: $466,800
- 2004: 267 buildings, average cost: $398,000
- 2003: 196 buildings, average cost: $412,900
- 2002: 173 buildings, average cost: $357,200
- 2001: 243 buildings, average cost: $401,100
- 2000: 185 buildings, average cost: $328,400
- 1999: 218 buildings, average cost: $335,500
- 1998: 244 buildings, average cost: $298,600
- 1997: 233 buildings, average cost: $242,200
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,524 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,078 (0.2%)
Nantucket County: | 6.3% |
Massachusetts: | 10.4% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 42.2 years old
(Males: 38.3 years old, Females: 47.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.4 years old, Black residents: 53.4 years old, American Indian residents: 44.3 years old, Asian residents: 18.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.1 years old, Other race residents: 12.1 years old)
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, Madaket, Siasconset.
Neighboring counties: Cuyahoga County, Ohio , Elk County, Pennsylvania
, Kosciusko County, Indiana
, Montour County, Pennsylvania
, Seneca County, Ohio
, White County, Indiana
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Current college students: 250
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,043 (50.8% naturalized citizens)
Nantucket County: | 14.8% |
Whole state: | 17.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5162010 or later
- 2982000 to 2009
- 4951990 to 1999
- 1451980 to 1989
- 761970 to 1979
- 129Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 9.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,431
- One, attached: 342
- Two: 760
- 3 or 4: 291
- 5 to 9: 182
- 10 to 19: 9
- 20 to 49: 92
- 50 or more: 89
- Mobile homes: 51
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13
Housing units in Nantucket County with a mortgage: 1,892 (402 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 346 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
Here: | 3.4% with mortgage |
State: | 95.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Nantucket County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 2,642 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,058 | 5 |
Other | 207 | 2 |
Evangelical Protestant | 158 | 2 |
None | 6,107 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Nantucket County: | 4.52 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Nantucket County: | 0.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 41.59 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Nantucket County: | 7.0% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Nantucket County: | 19.9% |
State: | 22.5% |
Here: | 16.2% |
State: | 16.5% |
Agriculture in Nantucket County:
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $205,939The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118,078
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 69.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Earthquake activity:
Nantucket County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Massachusetts state average. It is 79% 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 150.6 miles away from Nantucket County center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 163.1 miles away from the county 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 284.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 172.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 288.9 miles away from Nantucket County 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 288.2 miles away from the county 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)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Massachusetts Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4496, Natural disaster type: Other
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: March 2, 2018 - March 3, 2018, FEMA Id: 4372, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4214: April 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4214, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4097: December 19, 2012, FEMA Id: 4097, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3315: September 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 3315, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3252: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3252, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Snow, Incident Period: January 22, 2005 to January 23, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3201: February 17, 2005, FEMA Id: 3201, Natural disaster type: Snow
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Nantucket County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Floods: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Snows: 2, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,807 (63.1%)
- Carpooled: 440 (5.8%)
- Bus: 13 (0.2%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 17 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 46 (0.6%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 378 (5.0%)
- Bicycle: 146 (1.9%)
- Walked: 545 (7.2%)
- Worked at home: 972 (12.8%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care and social assistance (13%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (25%)
- Management occupations (22%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Personal care and service occupations (4%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (4%)
- Dominican Republic (16%)
- Jamaica (11%)
- Ireland (10%)
- Korea (9%)
- India (7%)
- Germany (6%)
- Russia (5%)
- Irish (19%)
- English (11%)
- American (7%)
- Italian (6%)
- German (5%)
- French Canadian (3%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 2010:
- 35 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 2000:
- 659 people in other workers' dormitories
- 43 people in nursing homes
- 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in other group homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
7.17% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($246,019 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.17% |
Massachusetts average: | 6.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.07% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($58,064 average AGI)
5.10% relocated from other states ($187,955 average AGI)
Nantucket County: 5.10% Massachusetts average: 2.58%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
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from Suffolk County, MA | ![]() |
from Middlesex County, MA | ![]() |
from Fairfield County, CT | ![]() |
from Barnstable County, MA | ![]() |
6.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($167,362 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.02% |
Massachusetts average: | 7.18% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.02% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($37,074 average AGI)
4.00% relocated to other states ($130,291 average AGI)
Nantucket County: 4.00% Massachusetts average: 3.43%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Barnstable County, MA | ![]() |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,215 (1,138 aged, 77 disabled)
Most common underlying causes of death in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (37)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,428
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 148
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 103,941
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,298
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 806
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 69
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 226
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 59
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,780- Male householders: 1,810 (283 living alone), Female householders: 2,290 (777 living alone)
2,416 spouses (2,251 opposite-sex spouses), 275 unmarried partners, (275 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,837 children (3,678 natural, 19 adopted, 141 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 446 brothers or sisters, 397 parents, 0 foster children, 23 other relatives, 1,796 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 263
Size of family households: 1,364 2-persons, 321 3-persons, 727 4-persons, 158 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,058 1-person, 107 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 16 5-persons.
2,169 married couples with children.
232 single-parent households (79 men, 153 women).
81.1% of residents of Nantucket speak English at home.
9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $43,603,000 ($4,307 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 765Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
State: | 67 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 331
Here: | 33 per 1000 residents |
State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +287
Here: | +28 per 1000 residents |
State: | +25 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -60
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- 02020 or later
- 6862010 to 2019
- 2,2872000 to 2009
- 1,9351990 to 1999
- 2,7481980 to 1989
- 1,3541970 to 1979
- 6321960 to 1969
- 4781950 to 1959
- 2841940 to 1949
- 1,9381939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- 121 room
- 372 rooms
- 713 rooms
- 2244 rooms
- 4075 rooms
- 7076 rooms
- 4887 rooms
- 2888 rooms
- 7229+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- 501 room
- 1292 rooms
- 2393 rooms
- 2744 rooms
- 625 rooms
- 1446 rooms
- 57 rooms
- 678 rooms
- 1939+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- 12no bedroom
- 761 bedroom
- 4652 bedrooms
- 1,0783 bedrooms
- 9094 bedrooms
- 4125+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- 64no bedroom
- 2841 bedroom
- 3932 bedrooms
- 1673 bedrooms
- 1254 bedrooms
- 1305+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Nantucket County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 101no vehicle
- 7931 vehicle
- 1,2372 vehicles
- 5403 vehicles
- 1614 vehicles
- 1265+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Nantucket County in renter-occupied apartments
- 183no vehicle
- 3111 vehicle
- 4212 vehicles
- 783 vehicles
- 1134 vehicles
- 525+ vehicles
91.6% of Nantucket County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Massachusetts.
Nantucket County: | 91.6% |
State average: | 87.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,715
- Other state: 4,852
- Northeast: 3,225
- Midwest: 548
- South: 850
- West: 226
- 36.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 35.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.8%Electricity
- 8.8%Utility gas
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 38.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 35.4%Electricity
- 20.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.2%Utility gas
- 1.7%Wood
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.8%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 30.7% |
Massachusetts: | 11.0% |
Here: | 2.8% |
Massachusetts: | 11.9% |
Here: | 29.1% |
Massachusetts: | 54.3% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 34
- Number of aged recipients: 5
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 29
- Number of recipients under 18: 5
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 23
- Number of recipients older than 64: 6
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 17
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 14
Most common first names in Nantucket County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Mary | 82 | 80.3 years |
John | 64 | 75.3 years |
Robert | 48 | 73.3 years |
William | 43 | 74.5 years |
Margaret | 37 | 79.4 years |
Elizabeth | 32 | 82.5 years |
Charles | 32 | 72.3 years |
James | 32 | 76.7 years |
Helen | 31 | 83.7 years |
Joseph | 26 | 83.4 years |
Most common last names in Nantucket County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Sylvia | 23 | 82.6 years |
Coffin | 19 | 80.7 years |
Williams | 17 | 82.8 years |
Perry | 12 | 78.6 years |
Gardner | 12 | 83.4 years |
Chase | 12 | 82.1 years |
Allen | 11 | 80.4 years |
Smith | 11 | 81.5 years |
Davis | 11 | 73.6 years |
King | 10 | 81.8 years |
Businesses in Nantucket County, MA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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Decora Cabinetry | 2 | New Balance | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Stop & Shop | 2 | |
H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 |
Nantucket County on our top lists:
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"