Housing density: 417 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $590,409.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,498 (lower quartile is $780, upper quartile is $1,869)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,751
Median gross rent in Barnstable Town, MA in 2022: $1,614
Housing units in Barnstable Town with a mortgage: 9,260 (600 second mortgage, 1,337 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,524
Compare current foreclosures near Barnstable Town, MA:
In family households: 166,746 (39,293 male householders, 19,431 female householders)
46,263 spouses, 49,194 children (46,119 natural, 1,413 adopted, 1,662 stepchildren), 2,708 grandchildren, 1,389 brothers or sisters, 1,739 parents, foster children, 1,437 other relatives, 4,251 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 45,181 (14,943 male householders (11,462 living alone)), 22,088 female householders (18,982 living alone)), 8,150 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,961 (2,283 institutionalized population)
31,865 married couples with children.
10,220 single-parent households (1,900 men, 8,320 women).
91.1% of residents of Barnstable Town speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 6,322 (12.6%)
(47.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
9861995 to March 2000
3991990 to 1994
3311985 to 1989
2241980 to 1984
1681975 to 1979
1531970 to 1974
1021965 to 1969
959Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 13,469 (23.2%)
English: 8,449 (14.5%)
Other: 6,655 (11.5%)
Italian: 5,297 (9.1%)
German: 3,766 (6.5%)
French: 3,055 (5.3%)
United States: 2,252 (3.9%)
Portuguese: 2,183 (3.8%)
Scottish: 2,114 (3.6%)
French Canadian: 1,959 (3.4%)
Polish: 1,844 (3.2%)
Swedish: 1,392 (2.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 997 (1.7%)
Subsaharan African: 954 (1.6%)
Greek: 619 (1.1%)
Russian: 548 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 393 (0.7%)
Lithuanian: 389 (0.7%)
Dutch: 365 (0.6%)
Welsh: 319 (0.5%)
Arab: 200 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 169 (0.3%)
Danish: 168 (0.3%)
Czech: 155 (0.3%)
West Indian: 143 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 101 (0.2%)
Swiss: 93 (0.2%)
Slovak: 42 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Brazil
Barnstable Town:
35.5% (1,180)
Massachusetts:
4.7% (36,669)
Canada
Barnstable Town:
10.2% (339)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
United Kingdom
Barnstable Town:
9.4% (313)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Germany
Barnstable Town:
4.1% (135)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Ireland
Barnstable Town:
2.8% (93)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Barnstable Town:
2.7% (91)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Other Eastern Europe
Barnstable Town:
2.6% (86)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Korea
Barnstable Town:
1.9% (63)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Other Western Africa
Barnstable Town:
1.7% (57)
Massachusetts:
2.6% (20,299)
Greece
Barnstable Town:
1.7% (56)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Portugal
Barnstable Town:
1.7% (55)
Massachusetts:
8.6% (66,627)
Poland
Barnstable Town:
1.7% (55)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Ukraine
Barnstable Town:
1.6% (53)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,754)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 31,679
Other state: 12,428
Northeast: 7,899
Midwest: 1,655
South: 1,726
West: 1,148
58% of Barnstable Town residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 53
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 119
7th and 8th grade: 193
9th grade: 216
10th grade: 269
11th grade: 316
12th grade, no diploma: 540
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,860
Less than 1 year of college: 1,039
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,339
Associate degree: 1,210
Bachelor's degree: 3,531
Master's degree: 1,535
Professional school degree: 534
Doctorate degree: 294
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 110
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 274
9th grade: 197
10th grade: 241
11th grade: 295
12th grade, no diploma: 372
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,193
Less than 1 year of college: 1,513
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,088
Associate degree: 1,966
Bachelor's degree: 3,504
Master's degree: 1,363
Professional school degree: 333
Doctorate degree: 62
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 21,038
One, attached: 487
Two: 644
3 or 4: 694
5 to 9: 660
10 to 19: 408
20 to 49: 367
50 or more: 691
Mobile homes: 24
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $436,768
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%
