Demographics of Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts

Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts had 50,101 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,238 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Barnstable Town city, in four figures

50,101
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,568 ±34.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,238 people.; 49.1 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,982 ±$6,360
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	48,863	100.0	100.0
2021	49,605	101.5	100.2
2022	49,679	101.7	100.7
2023	50,117	102.6	101.6
2024	50,068	102.5	102.5
2025	50,101	102.5	103.1

Population of Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	48,863	—
2021	49,605	+742
2022	49,679	+74
2023	50,117	+438
2024	50,068	−49
2025	50,101	+33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.1 ±1.9: for men 47.9 ±3.0 and for women 50.1 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barnstable Town city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	2,349 ±406	4.7% ±0.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,164 ±700	12.4% ±1.4	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,636 ±583	7.3% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,903 ±875	22.0% ±1.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,219 ±937	26.7% ±1.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,297 ±869	26.8% ±1.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,982 ±$6,360, and income per person $56,079 ±$3,950, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Barnstable Town city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	2,286 ±391	10.7% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,604 ±562	16.8% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,739 ±383	12.8% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,773 ±464	13.0% ±2.1	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,571 ±514	16.7% ±2.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,148 ±501	14.7% ±2.3	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,292 ±551	15.4% ±2.5	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Barnstable Town city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	3,667 ±770	7.4% ±1.6	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,097 ±412	13.1% ±4.7	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,622 ±348	6.9% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	948 ±253	5.5% ±1.4	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barnstable Town city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barnstable Town city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	27,656 ±503	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.4% ±1.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.6% ±1.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.7% ±2.5	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.3% ±2.6	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$602,500 ±$14,266	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,917 ±$127	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Barnstable Town city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,388 ±601	4.8% ±1.2	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,595 ±1,566	75.8% ±3.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,821 ±644	5.7% ±1.3	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	523 ±250	1.1% ±0.5	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	39 to 185	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,693 ±805	3.4% ±1.6	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,436 ±1,140	8.9% ±2.3	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Barnstable Town city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	28,151 ±1,161	56.8% ±2.3	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,233 ±973	24.7% ±2.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	908 ±344	1.8% ±0.7	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,276 ±1,272	16.7% ±2.6	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,785 ±566	7.6% ±1.1	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,491 ±1,097	9.1% ±2.2	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Barnstable Town city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

28th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Barnstable Town city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Weymouth Town city	58,505 ±33
Chicopee city	55,295 ±43
Peabody city	54,695 ±38
Methuen city	53,475 ±40
Everett city	50,045 ±33
Barnstable Town city	49,568 ±34
Attleboro city	46,762 ±55
Arlington CDP	46,350 ±40
Salem city	44,795 ±33
Leominster city	43,909 ±36
Pittsfield city	43,457 ±34

Rankings this appears in

No. 18 Places in Massachusetts by median age
No. 36 Places in Massachusetts by foreign-born share
No. 36 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 41 Places in Massachusetts by poverty rate
No. 59 Places in Massachusetts by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 94 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026