Chilmark town, MA

Dukes County, MA

2022 population: 1,561 ( 695 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.0 square miles
Population density: 82.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,435	91.93%	72.9%
Black:	29	1.86%	93.3%
Indian:	12	0.77%	500.0%
Asian:	49	3.14%	2350.0%
2+ races:	27	1.73%	200.0%
Hispanic:	9	0.58%	28.6%

Total non-White:	126	8.07%	250.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	605	84.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	90	12.6

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
866
830	95.84%
15	1.73%
2	0.23%
2	0.23%
9	1.04%
7	0.81%
36	4.16%

2000
828
786	94.93%
9	1.09%
0	0.00%
5	0.60%
6	0.72%
14	1.69%
42	5.07%

1990
651
646	99.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.31%
n/a
3	0.46%
5	0.77%

1980
450
443	98.44%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	1.56%
7	1.56%

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

44	5.3
-6	-0.7

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

140	21.5
37	5.7

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

203	45.1
-2	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Chilmark 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
53.8
147	9.4%
1,414	90.6%
537	34.4%

536
2.87

411	76.7%
348	84.7%
6	1.5%
125	23.3%

2010
Number	Percent
50.7
156	18.0%
710	82.0%
199	23.0%

398
2.16

242	60.8%
203	83.9%
14	5.8%
156	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
46.7
159	19.2%
669	80.8%
161	19.4%

387
2.14

229	59.2%
186	81.2%
20	8.7%
158	40.8%

1990
Number	Percent
39.3
154	23.7%
497	76.3%
138	21.2%

278
2.34

168	60.4%
141	83.9%
13	7.7%
110	39.6%

1980
Number	Percent
41.3
54	12.0%
396	88.0%
87	19.3%

242
1.86

114	47.1%
102	89.5%
6	5.3%
128	52.9%

2022 Housing Data for Chilmark town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	1.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	34	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	95	17.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	45	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	1.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	117	21.8%
$200,000 or more	168	31.3%

Median Household Income	155,938
Per Capita Income	79,646

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	3.7%
Public Assistance	7	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	2.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	662	75.0%
Unemployed	76	8.6%
In Armed Forces	9	1.0%

Total Labor Force	747	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	136	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	197	117	62.7%
Non-Profit	19	62	23.5%
Self-Employed	152	50	75.2%

Local Government	69	116	37.3%
State Government	10	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	349	167	67.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	98	178	35.5%
Total	447	345	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	24.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	180	22.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	155	18.9%
Professional, Technical	258	31.5%
Service Occupations	122	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.5%
All others	104	12.7%

White Collar		72.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	132	16.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	130	15.9%
Construction	127	15.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	88	10.7%
Health care and social assistance	79	9.6%
Other services	51	6.2%
Retail trade	49	6.0%
Public administration	43	5.3%
Information	32	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	2.0%
Manufacturing	13	1.6%
Finance and insurance	11	1.3%
Transportation and warehousing	8	1.0%
Accommodation and food services	7	0.9%
Wholesale trade	6	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.5%

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	9	0.58%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
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	9	0.58%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	47	3.01%
Chinese	2	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,399	90.4%
Other Indo-European	32	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	30	1.9%
Other	27	1.7%
Tagalog	26	1.7%
German, other Germanic	19	1.2%
Spanish	13	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	234	15.0%
Irish	227	14.5%
German	159	10.2%
Polish	124	7.9%
European	121	7.8%
Hungarian	87	5.6%
Italian	75	4.8%
Portuguese	67	4.3%
American	66	4.2%
Lebanese	61	3.9%
French	56	3.6%
Russian	56	3.6%
Norwegian	33	2.1%
British	25	1.6%
Scottish	25	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,540	98.7%
Not a citizen	21	1.3%

Native	1,403	89.9%
Foreign-born	158	10.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.2%	26	2.0%	129	9.8%	326	24.9%	462	35.3%	365	27.9%
Average years of education: 15.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.2%
9-12 Years	26	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	129	9.8%
Some College	326	24.9%
Bach. Degree	462	35.3%
Grad Degree	365	27.9%
Average years of education: 15.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	D +162	D + 2.0%
D +179
2020 vs. 2012	R -16	D +227	D + 11.2%
D +211
2020 vs. 2008	R -14	D +213	D + 10.1%
D +199

2016 vs. 2008	R -31	D +51	D + 8.2%
D +20
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Joe Biden (D)	796	86.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	111	12.1%	14	1.5%	921	-20	-35	0.03%
2016	73%	Hillary Clinton (D)	617	79.6%	Donald Trump (R)	94	12.1%	64	8.3%	775	-21	-34	0.02%
2012	88%	Barack Obama* (D)	585	80.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	127	17.5%	15	2.1%	727	-20	-30	0.02%
2008	105%	Barack Obama (D)	597	80.8%	John McCain (R)	125	16.9%	17	2.3%	739	-19	-29	0.02%
2004	109%	John Kerry (D)	583	78.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	156	20.9%	7	0.9%	746	-16	-30	0.03%
2000	101%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	390	57.7%	George W. Bush (R)	171	25.3%	115	17.0%	676	-7	-23	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chilmark town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

796

86.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

111

12.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

921

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -35

2016 President, Chilmark town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

617

79.6%

Donald Trump (R)

12.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

775

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -34

2012 President, Chilmark town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

585

80.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

127

17.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

727

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -30

2008 President, Chilmark town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

597

80.8%

John McCain (R)

125

16.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

739

Turnout: 105%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -29

2004 President, Chilmark town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

156

20.9%

John Kerry (D)

583

78.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

746

Turnout: 109%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -30

2000 President, Chilmark town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

171

25.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

390

57.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

108

16.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

676

Turnout: 101%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chilmark town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Maura Healey (D)	634	84.0%	Geoff Diehl (R)	107	14.2%	14 [+]	1.9%	755	-20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 13 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	70%	Ed Markey* (D)	780	85.5%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	126	13.8%	6 [+]	0.7%	912	-19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%);
2018	S1	61%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	587	81.3%	Geoff Diehl (R)	107	14.8%	28 [+]	3.9%	722	-21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 27 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	61%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	394	54.9%	Charlie Baker* (R)	324	45.1%	0	0.0%	718	-21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	53%	Ed Markey* (D)	403	80.4%	Brian Herr (R)	98	19.6%	0	0.0%	501	-18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	53%	Martha Coakley (D)	344	68.4%	Charlie Baker (R)	136	27.0%	23 [+]	4.6%	503	-21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 16 (3.2%); Jeff McCormick (I) 5 (1.0%); Scott Lively (I) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	1,613
Median Value	$1,505,900

Occupied	536	33.2%
Vacant	1,077	66.8%

Owned	481	89.7%
Rented	55	10.3%
Median Rent	$1,686

Single-Family Units	1,585	98.3%
Detached	1,573	97.5%
Attached	12	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	1.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Chilmark town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chilmark town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Chilmark town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chilmark town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chilmark town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chilmark town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chilmark town, MA