Nantucket town, Massachusetts Population 2024

14,445

Nantucket town Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Nantucket town was:

  • White: 70.81%
  • Two or more races: 12.92%
  • Black or African American: 9.32%
  • Other race: 5.16%
  • Asian: 1.78%
  • Native American: 0%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0%
Land Area (mi²)
46.2 sq mi
Density (mi²)
312.70/sq mi
Growth Since 2020
1.46% (208)
The current population of Nantucket town, Massachusetts is 14,445 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates (released May 2024). The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 14,237.

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White10,12570.81%
Two or more races1,84812.92%
Black or African American1,3339.32%
Other race7385.16%
Asian2551.78%
Native American00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Nantucket town Population by Race

Nantucket town Population Pyramid 2024

Nantucket town Median Age

40.8

Total

42.5

Male

40.6

Female

Nantucket town Adults

There are 11,360 adults, (2,217 of whom are seniors) in Nantucket town.

Nantucket town Age Dependency

56.4

Age Dependency Ratio

24.2

Old Age Dependency Ratio

32.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Nantucket town Sex Ratio

Female7,03249.18%
Male7,26750.82%

Nantucket town Population by Age

Nantucket town Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All5,0482.7876.523.5
Married2,9173.4175.824.2
Non Family1,7491.2880.719.3
Female3334.866436
Male494.4753.146.9

3.32

Average Family Size

2.78

Average Household Size

76.5%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Nantucket town Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade870.83%
Associates Degree5305.07%
Bachelors Degree3,87837.11%
Graduate Degree2,22321.27%
High School Graduate1,67616.04%
Less Than 9th Grade3323.18%
Some College1,72416.5%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Nantucket town Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Nantucket town Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White7,6147,5164,559
Hispanic1,4801,1801,035
2+ Races1,1591,1541,028
Black1,001986276
Other Race468175122
Asian10710179

The highest rate of high school graduation is among 2+ races people with a rate of 99.57%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among 2+ races people with a rate of 88.7%.

Nantucket town Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$76,848$70,855$93,910
Graduate Degree$100,330$101,105$55,385
High School Graduate$46,973$50,339$28,333
Less Than 9th Grade$128,554$128,961$0
Overall$72,821$77,500$67,113
Some College$66,442$84,360$52,619

$72,821

Average Earnings

$77,500

Average Male

$67,113

Average Female

Nantucket town Earnings by Educational Attainment

Nantucket town Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Nantucket town Language

84.37% of Nantucket town residents speak only English, while 15.63% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 8.4% of the population.

Nantucket town Language

Nantucket town Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White9,7873153.22%
Black1,306584.44%
Hispanic2,339431.84%
Multiple1,839291.58%
Other728172.34%
Asian24793.64%

3.03%

Overall Poverty Rate

3.02%

Male Poverty Rate

3.03%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Nantucket town

The race most likely to be in poverty in Nantucket town is Black, with 4.44% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Nantucket town is Multiple, with 1.58% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0%. Among those working part-time, it was 3.64%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 11.39%.

Nantucket town Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade8.92%
Some College3.87%
High School2.36%
Bachelors or Greater1.85%

Nantucket town Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed7.75%
Female Employed2.09%
Male Employed0.61%
Female Unemployed0%

Nantucket town Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Nantucket town Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$151,336$214,905
Households$119,750$194,491
Married Families$159,243$-999,999,999
Non Families$108,041$138,805

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Nantucket town Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

54.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

59.7%

Male Marriage Rate

49.3%

Female Marriage Rate

Nantucket town Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Nantucket town Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Nantucket town Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Nantucket town Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

515

Number of Veterans

515

Male Veterans

0

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam308
First Gulf War42
Korea16
World War II14
Second Gulf War5

Nantucket town Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+229
65 to 74220
55 to 6466
18 to 340
35 to 540

Nantucket town Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White4985.99%
Hispanic382.55%
2+ Races171.24%

Nantucket town Veterans by Race

Nantucket town Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

3.51%

Veteran Poverty Rate

36.45%

Veteran Disability Rate

Nantucket town Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

72.9%

Labor Force Participation

69%

Employment Rate

5.3%

Unemployment Rate

Nantucket town Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Nantucket town Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Nantucket town Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

45.3%

Born in Nantucket town

84.91%

Native Born

15.09%

Foreign Born

7.57%

Non Citizen

7.52%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

84.91% of Nantucket town residents were born in the United States, with 45.3% having been born in Massachusetts. 7.57% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Nantucket town Place of Birth

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202914,45010.01%
202814,44910.01%
202714,44810.01%
202614,44710.01%
202514,44610.01%
202414,44510.01%
202314,44410.01%
202214,443-63-0.43%
202114,5062691.89%
202014,2372,90725.66%
201911,3302121.91%
201811,118-38-0.34%
201711,156750.68%
201611,0811481.35%
201510,9331000.92%
201410,8332692.55%
201310,5642512.43%
201210,3131801.78%
201110,133-32-0.31%
201010,16500%

Nantucket town Population by Year