2022 population: 232,457 ( 16,569 from 2010 , 3,453 from 2020)
Land area: 394.2 square miles
Population density: 589.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	206,644	88.90%	4.7%
Black:	7,925	3.41%	105.5%
Indian:	1,401	0.60%	18.3%
Asian:	3,817	1.64%	64.0%
2+ races:	4,042	1.74%	4.2%
Hispanic:	8,628	3.71%	84.1%

Total non-White:	25,813	11.10%	39.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,298	7.2
Deaths:	7,170	15.7
Net Migration:	6,729	14.7
Net Immigration:	946	2.1

Change in White population:	9,317	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,252	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
215,888
197,327	91.40%
3,857	1.79%
1,184	0.55%
2,328	1.08%
4,221	1.96%
4,687	2.17%
18,561	8.60%

2000
222,230
207,518	93.38%
3,848	1.73%
1,148	0.52%
1,413	0.64%
3,461	1.56%
3,000	1.35%
14,712	6.62%

1990
186,605
177,800	95.28%
2,811	1.51%
1,089	0.58%
2,656	1.42%
n/a
2,249	1.21%
8,805	4.72%

1980
147,925
142,770	96.52%
1,822	1.23%
822	0.56%
373	0.25%
n/a
898	0.61%
5,155	3.48%

1970
96,656
92,976	96.19%
2,071	2.14%
431	0.45%
236	0.24%
n/a
513	0.53%
3,680	3.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
18,189	8.2
25,467	11.5
4,342	2.0
3,161	1.4

-10,191	-4.6
3,849	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
21,665	11.6
24,853	13.3
30,676	16.4
1,285	0.7

29,718	15.9
5,907	3.2

Number	Rate
1980's
20,696	14.0
20,476	13.8
38,427	26.0
n/a

35,030	23.7
3,650	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
50,012	51.7
n/a

49,794	51.5
1,475	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Barnstable County, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
54.5
33,372	14.4%
199,085	85.6%
72,541	31.2%

99,969
2.27

62,129	62.1%
49,694	80.0%
3,205	5.2%
37,840	37.9%

2010
Number	Percent
49.9
37,249	17.3%
178,639	82.7%
53,879	25.0%

95,755
2.21

58,724	61.3%
46,263	78.8%
4,419	7.5%
37,031	38.7%

2000
Number	Percent
44.5
45,393	20.4%
176,837	79.6%
51,399	23.1%

94,845
2.28

61,313	64.6%
49,996	81.5%
4,935	8.0%
33,532	35.4%

1990
Number	Percent
39.7
39,359	21.1%
147,246	78.9%
41,322	22.1%

77,675
2.35

52,450	67.5%
43,026	82.0%
4,199	8.0%
25,225	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
37.6
34,766	23.5%
113,159	76.5%
30,721	20.8%

58,520
2.48

41,497	70.9%
35,137	84.7%
3,213	7.7%
17,023	29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Barnstable County, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,473	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,667	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,589	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,771	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,245	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,584	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,305	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,343	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,528	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,256	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,810	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,958	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,166	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,093	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	12,741	12.7%
$200,000 or more	15,440	15.4%

Median Household Income	90,447
Per Capita Income	55,940

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	129

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,404	4.4%
Public Assistance	2,322	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,818	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	93,164	75.7%
Unemployed	4,128	3.4%
In Armed Forces	657	0.5%

Total Labor Force	97,949	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	25,180	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	36,247	32,793	52.5%
Non-Profit	5,097	8,799	36.7%
Self-Employed	10,338	5,918	63.6%

Local Government	4,112	5,289	43.7%
State Government	1,744	1,587	52.4%
Federal Government	968	719	57.4%

Total Private + Self	46,585	38,711	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,921	16,394	42.1%
Total	58,506	55,105	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,538	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,143	20.3%
Professional, Technical	28,231	24.8%
Service Occupations	21,370	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	559	0.5%
All others	21,618	19.0%

White Collar		62.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,817	15.6%
Retail trade	13,841	12.2%
Construction	11,778	10.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,874	8.7%
Educational services	9,377	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	8,438	7.4%
Manufacturing	5,641	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,622	4.9%
Other services	5,555	4.9%
Public administration	5,393	4.7%
Finance and insurance	4,469	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,729	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,469	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,603	2.3%
Wholesale trade	2,435	2.1%
Information	2,019	1.8%
Utilities	931	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	777	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	132	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,485	0.65%
Puerto Rican	1,395	0.61%
Cuban	273	0.12%
Dominican	498	0.22%

Total Central American	614	0.27%
Costa Rican	19	0.01%
Guatemalan	298	0.13%
Honduran	52	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	245	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,705	1.18%
Argentinean	69	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	164	0.07%
Colombian	187	0.08%
Ecuadorian	1,440	0.63%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	287	0.13%
Uruguayan	24	0.01%
Venezuelan	196	0.09%
Other South American	338	0.15%

Other Hispanic	1,077	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	975	0.42%
Indian	610	0.27%
Taiwanese	252	0.11%
Japanese	220	0.10%
Bangladeshi	181	0.08%
Filipino	169	0.07%
Vietnamese	147	0.06%
Cambodian	99	0.04%
Thai	97	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	198,041	89.4%
Other Indo-European	10,165	4.6%
Spanish	5,137	2.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,107	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,969	0.9%
Other	1,290	0.6%
Chinese	1,093	0.5%
German, other Germanic	671	0.3%
Other Asian	422	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	58,846	25.6%
English	38,377	16.7%
Italian	25,706	11.2%
German	18,947	8.3%
French	11,598	5.1%
American	9,730	4.2%
Portuguese	8,440	3.7%
Polish	8,320	3.6%
Scottish	7,760	3.4%
French Canadian	5,911	2.6%
Swedish	5,752	2.5%
Brazilian	5,030	2.2%
European	3,264	1.4%
Russian	2,809	1.2%
Jamaican	2,489	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	220,337	96.0%
Not a citizen	9,099	4.0%

Native	207,884	90.6%
Foreign-born	21,552	9.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,646	1.5%	4,741	2.6%	38,497	21.4%	51,356	28.5%	45,373	25.2%	37,648	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,646	1.5%
9-12 Years	4,741	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,497	21.4%
Some College	51,356	28.5%
Bach. Degree	45,373	25.2%
Grad Degree	37,648	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	97,746	90,453	7,293	7.5%	6.4%
1991	97,293	87,280	10,013	10.3%	8.8%
1992	97,763	87,283	10,480	10.7%	8.8%
1993	100,428	90,964	9,464	9.4%	7.3%
1994	101,469	92,763	8,706	8.6%	6.2%
1995	102,398	95,044	7,354	7.2%	5.5%
1996	103,915	97,416	6,499	6.3%	4.6%
1997	105,813	99,609	6,204	5.9%	4.1%
1998	106,978	101,633	5,345	5.0%	3.4%
1999	109,550	104,738	4,812	4.4%	3.3%

2000	112,651	108,650	4,001	3.6%	2.8%
2001	114,829	110,279	4,550	4.0%	3.8%
2002	119,141	113,592	5,549	4.7%	5.2%
2003	122,303	115,949	6,354	5.2%	5.7%
2004	123,468	117,375	6,093	4.9%	5.1%
2005	122,197	116,230	5,967	4.9%	4.8%
2006	122,208	116,203	6,005	4.9%	4.7%
2007	121,566	115,716	5,850	4.8%	4.5%
2008	122,145	115,089	7,056	5.8%	5.3%
2009	122,070	111,861	10,209	8.4%	8.1%

2010	111,029	100,326	10,703	9.6%	8.1%
2011	110,136	100,188	9,948	9.0%	7.2%
2012	108,890	99,630	9,260	8.5%	6.7%
2013	108,580	99,518	9,062	8.3%	6.6%
2014	112,092	104,063	8,029	7.2%	5.7%
2015	111,590	104,779	6,811	6.1%	4.8%
2016	111,626	105,959	5,667	5.1%	4.0%
2017	112,932	107,543	5,389	4.8%	3.8%
2018	114,753	109,673	5,080	4.4%	3.4%
2019	114,087	109,493	4,594	4.0%	3.0%

2020	108,128	97,073	11,055	10.2%	8.9%
2021	111,971	104,728	7,243	6.5%	5.5%
2022	111,609	106,317	5,292	4.7%	3.8%
2023	112,130	107,428	4,702	4.2%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	165,068
Median Value	$519,100

Occupied	99,969	60.6%
Vacant	65,099	39.4%

Owned	81,334	81.4%
Rented	18,635	18.6%
Median Rent	$1,536

Single-Family Units	143,675	87.0%
Detached	134,853	81.7%
Attached	8,822	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,107	6.7%
Mobile Homes	1,071	0.6%

Barnstable County, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Barnstable County, MA

2022 Housing Data for Barnstable County, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Barnstable County, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Barnstable County, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Barnstable County, MA

Historical Labor Force Data for Barnstable County, MA