Eastham town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,724 ( 768 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.0 square miles
Population density: 409.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,102	89.13%	7.4%
Black:	223	3.90%	555.9%
Indian:	10	0.17%	16.7%
Asian:	120	2.10%	328.6%
2+ races:	259	4.52%	418.0%
Hispanic:	10	0.17%	86.7%

Total non-White:	622	10.87%	201.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	352	8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	416	10.2

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
4,956
4,750	95.84%
34	0.69%
12	0.24%
28	0.56%
50	1.01%
75	1.51%
206	4.16%

2000
5,453
5,291	97.03%
61	1.12%
0	0.00%
9	0.17%
48	0.88%
44	0.81%
162	2.97%

1990
4,462
4,354	97.58%
31	0.69%
0	0.00%
48	1.08%
n/a
29	0.65%
108	2.42%

1980
3,473
3,436	98.93%
5	0.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	0.75%
37	1.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-541	-9.9
44	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

937	21.0
54	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

918	26.4
71	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Eastham town, 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
59.8
678	11.8%
5,046	88.2%
2,204	38.5%

2,724
2.10

1,708	62.7%
1,302	76.2%
123	7.2%
1,016	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
56.6
627	12.7%
4,329	87.3%
1,607	32.4%

2,388
2.08

1,487	62.3%
1,229	82.6%
79	5.3%
901	37.7%

2000
Number	Percent
47.5
992	18.2%
4,461	81.8%
1,424	26.1%

2,383
2.26

1,631	68.4%
1,312	80.4%
138	8.5%
752	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
41.7
895	20.1%
3,567	79.9%
1,056	23.7%

1,930
2.31

1,357	70.3%
1,134	83.6%
108	8.0%
573	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
39.4
776	22.3%
2,697	77.7%
695	20.0%

1,400
2.48

1,048	74.9%
891	85.0%
59	5.6%
352	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Eastham town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	52	1.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	113	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	59	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	203	7.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	59	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	130	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	61	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	61	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	255	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	335	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	324	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	210	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	191	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	231	8.5%
$200,000 or more	440	16.2%

Median Household Income	80,167
Per Capita Income	54,053

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	1.3%
Public Assistance	36	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	87	3.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,062	69.7%
Unemployed	137	4.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,199	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	758	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	794	729	52.1%
Non-Profit	70	112	38.5%
Self-Employed	288	119	70.8%

Local Government	32	237	11.9%
State Government	32	9	78.0%
Federal Government	18	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,082	848	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	152	358	29.8%
Total	1,234	1,206	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	372	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	485	19.7%
Professional, Technical	799	32.5%
Service Occupations	246	10.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	92	3.7%
All others	558	22.7%

White Collar		67.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	401	16.3%
Construction	309	12.6%
Retail trade	277	11.3%
Educational services	235	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	225	9.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	221	9.0%
Other services	123	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	106	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	90	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	87	3.5%
Finance and insurance	80	3.3%
Manufacturing	79	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	2.9%
Public administration	68	2.8%
Information	66	2.7%
Utilities	14	0.6%
Transportation and warehousing	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.17%
Argentinean	10	0.17%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	58	1.01%
Japanese	29	0.51%
Filipino	18	0.31%
Thai	15	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,269	94.3%
Other Indo-European	68	1.2%
Chinese	51	0.9%
Other Asian	51	0.9%
German, other Germanic	41	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	40	0.7%
Spanish	38	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21	0.4%
Tagalog	11	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,448	25.3%
English	936	16.4%
German	672	11.7%
American	621	10.8%
Italian	518	9.0%
Polish	301	5.3%
Portuguese	170	3.0%
French	152	2.7%
Swedish	140	2.4%
Scottish	124	2.2%
Jamaican	122	2.1%
Dutch	113	2.0%
Russian	104	1.8%
Greek	96	1.7%
Hungarian	88	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,655	98.8%
Not a citizen	69	1.2%

Native	5,348	93.4%
Foreign-born	376	6.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
119	2.5%	90	1.9%	1,002	21.1%	1,213	25.6%	1,234	26.0%	1,080	22.8%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	119	2.5%
9-12 Years	90	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,002	21.1%
Some College	1,213	25.6%
Bach. Degree	1,234	26.0%
Grad Degree	1,080	22.8%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -48	D +709	D + 13.2%
D +661
2020 vs. 2012	R -295	D +972	D + 22.3%
D +677
2020 vs. 2008	R -265	D +780	D + 17.9%
D +515

2016 vs. 2008	R -217	D +71	D + 4.7%
D -146
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Joe Biden (D)	2,864	69.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,151	28.1%	85	2.1%	4,100	-4	-19	0.11%
2016	78%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,203	60.3%	Donald Trump (R)	1,199	32.8%	250	6.8%	3,652	0	-13	0.11%
2012	83%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,187	59.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,446	39.3%	45	1.2%	3,678	2	-8	0.12%
2008	88%	Barack Obama (D)	2,349	61.3%	John McCain (R)	1,416	37.0%	64	1.7%	3,829	1	-9	0.12%
2004	85%	John Kerry (D)	2,227	59.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,480	39.5%	44	1.2%	3,751	3	-11	0.13%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,743	51.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,341	39.7%	297	8.8%	3,381	7	-8	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Eastham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,864

69.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,151

28.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,100

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Eastham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,203

60.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,199

32.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

134

3.7%

Other

116

3.2%

TOTAL

3,652

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Eastham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,187

59.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,446

39.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,678

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -8

2008 President, Eastham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,349

61.3%

John McCain (R)

1,416

37.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,829

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Eastham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,480

39.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,227

59.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,751

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -11

2000 President, Eastham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,341

39.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,743

51.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

297

8.8%

TOTAL

3,381

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eastham town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Maura Healey (D)	2,315	68.6%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,018	30.2%	41 [+]	1.2%	3,374	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 41 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	83%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,814	69.4%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	1,223	30.1%	20 [+]	0.5%	4,057	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 20 (0.5%);
2018	S1	69%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	2,057	62.7%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,146	34.9%	78 [+]	2.4%	3,281	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 73 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.2%);
2018	G	68%	Charlie Baker* (R)	2,234	69.0%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	991	30.6%	13 [+]	0.4%	3,238	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.4%);
2014	S2	61%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,668	60.5%	Brian Herr (R)	1,088	39.4%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,759	2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	62%	Martha Coakley (D)	1,392	49.5%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,288	45.8%	130 [+]	4.6%	2,810	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 82 (2.9%); Jeff McCormick (I) 28 (1.0%); Scott Lively (I) 18 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,393
Median Value	$630,500

Occupied	2,724	42.6%
Vacant	3,669	57.4%

Owned	2,539	93.2%
Rented	185	6.8%
Median Rent	$1,662

Single-Family Units	6,165	96.4%
Detached	6,009	94.0%
Attached	156	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Eastham town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Eastham town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Eastham town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Eastham town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Eastham town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Eastham town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Eastham town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eastham town, MA