Tisbury town, MA

Dukes County, MA

2022 population: 4,809 ( 860 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.5 square miles
Population density: 737.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,429	71.30%	2.8%
Black:	137	2.85%	2.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	193	4.01%	522.6%
2+ races:	258	5.36%	115.0%
Hispanic:	468	9.73%	296.6%

Total non-White:	1,380	28.70%	124.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	95	2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	765	23.5

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
3,949
3,334	84.43%
141	3.57%
16	0.41%
31	0.79%
120	3.04%
118	2.99%
615	15.57%

2000
3,755
3,326	88.58%
122	3.25%
37	0.99%
10	0.27%
128	3.41%
56	1.49%
429	11.42%

1990
3,120
2,876	92.18%
84	2.69%
62	1.99%
90	2.88%
n/a
7	0.22%
244	7.82%

1980
2,898
2,794	96.41%
79	2.73%
12	0.41%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.45%
104	3.59%

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

8	0.2
186	5.0

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

450	14.4
185	5.9

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

82	2.8
140	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Tisbury 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
52.1
670	13.9%
4,139	86.1%
1,261	26.2%

1,668
2.85

763	45.7%
587	76.9%
60	7.9%
905	54.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
728	18.4%
3,221	81.6%
659	16.7%

1,806
2.19

975	54.0%
730	74.9%
103	10.6%
831	46.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.3
809	21.5%
2,946	78.5%
661	17.6%

1,655
2.20

921	55.6%
726	78.8%
98	10.6%
734	44.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
758	24.3%
2,362	75.7%
554	17.8%

1,336
2.34

845	63.2%
683	80.8%
89	10.5%
491	36.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
669	23.1%
2,229	76.9%
555	19.2%

1,328
2.18

751	56.6%
560	74.6%
67	8.9%
577	43.4%

2022 Housing Data for Tisbury town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	105	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	33	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	124	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	78	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	50	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	318	19.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	252	15.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	128	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	109	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	68	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	202	12.1%
$200,000 or more	99	5.9%

Median Household Income	65,789
Per Capita Income	35,869

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	91	5.5%
Public Assistance	21	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	155	9.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,991	81.2%
Unemployed	84	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,075	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	377	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,135	521	68.5%
Non-Profit	154	88	63.6%
Self-Employed	441	222	66.5%

Local Government	95	160	37.3%
State Government	0	56	0.0%
Federal Government	18	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,576	743	68.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	267	304	46.8%
Total	1,843	1,047	63.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	303	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	549	18.9%
Professional, Technical	784	27.0%
Service Occupations	540	18.6%
All others	733	25.2%

White Collar		56.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	547	18.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	399	13.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	356	12.2%
Educational services	296	10.2%
Retail trade	294	10.1%
Other services	177	6.1%
Health care and social assistance	173	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	150	5.2%
Manufacturing	103	3.5%
Public administration	94	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	89	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	83	2.9%
Finance and insurance	80	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	36	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	0.7%
Information	13	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	330	6.86%
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	136	2.83%
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	136	2.83%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	193	4.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,383	72.6%
Other Indo-European	815	17.5%
Spanish	284	6.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	101	2.2%
Other Asian	41	0.9%
German, other Germanic	30	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Brazilian	936	19.5%
English	910	18.9%
Scottish	487	10.1%
Irish	483	10.0%
Italian	399	8.3%
Portuguese	359	7.5%
German	330	6.9%
French	299	6.2%
American	201	4.2%
European	121	2.5%
Eastern European	94	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	83	1.7%
Northern European	81	1.7%
Jamaican	70	1.5%
Swedish	66	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,031	83.8%
Not a citizen	778	16.2%

Native	3,548	73.8%
Foreign-born	1,261	26.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
227	5.9%	148	3.9%	1,390	36.2%	672	17.5%	983	25.6%	418	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	227	5.9%
9-12 Years	148	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,390	36.2%
Some College	672	17.5%
Bach. Degree	983	25.6%
Grad Degree	418	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +66	D +217	D + 0.2%
D +283
2020 vs. 2012	R -53	D +433	D + 9.6%
D +380
2020 vs. 2008	R +1	D +394	D + 6.5%
D +395

2016 vs. 2008	R -65	D +177	D + 6.3%
D +112
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)	2,225	78.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	542	19.1%	68	2.4%	2,835	-13	-28	0.08%
2016	71%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,942	74.4%	Donald Trump (R)	476	18.2%	191	7.3%	2,609	-15	-28	0.08%
2012	74%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,845	74.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	595	23.9%	45	1.8%	2,485	-14	-23	0.08%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	1,830	75.6%	John McCain (R)	541	22.4%	49	2.0%	2,420	-14	-23	0.08%
2004	74%	John Kerry (D)	1,669	73.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	566	24.9%	41	1.8%	2,276	-12	-26	0.08%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,230	61.5%	George W. Bush (R)	525	26.3%	244	12.2%	1,999	-6	-22	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Tisbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,225

78.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

542

19.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,835

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -28

2016 President, Tisbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,942

74.4%

Donald Trump (R)

476

18.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

119

4.6%

TOTAL

2,609

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -28

2012 President, Tisbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,845

74.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

595

23.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,485

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -23

2008 President, Tisbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,830

75.6%

John McCain (R)

541

22.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,420

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -23

2004 President, Tisbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

566

24.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,669

73.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,276

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -26

2000 President, Tisbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

525

26.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,230

61.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

219

11.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,999

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tisbury town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	50%	Maura Healey (D)	1,575	77.7%	Geoff Diehl (R)	419	20.7%	33 [+]	1.6%	2,027	-14	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 33 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	70%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,229	79.1%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	571	20.3%	17 [+]	0.6%	2,817	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 17 (0.6%);
2018	S1	59%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,700	74.5%	Geoff Diehl (R)	494	21.6%	89 [+]	3.9%	2,283	-15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 87 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	59%	Charlie Baker* (R)	1,205	53.1%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,059	46.7%	5 [+]	0.2%	2,269	-13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.2%);
2014	S2	45%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,180	73.7%	Brian Herr (R)	422	26.3%	0	0.0%	1,602	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	46%	Martha Coakley (D)	1,051	64.5%	Charlie Baker (R)	516	31.7%	62 [+]	3.8%	1,629	-17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 34 (2.1%); Jeff McCormick (I) 19 (1.2%); Scott Lively (I) 8 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (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	3,126
Median Value	$929,000

Occupied	1,668	53.4%
Vacant	1,458	46.6%

Owned	1,073	64.3%
Rented	595	35.7%
Median Rent	$1,476

Single-Family Units	2,794	89.4%
Detached	2,683	85.8%
Attached	111	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	100	3.2%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Tisbury town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tisbury town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Tisbury town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tisbury town, MA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tisbury town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Tisbury town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tisbury town, MA