Demographics of Eastham town, Massachusetts

Eastham town, Massachusetts had 5,844 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +95 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Eastham town, in four figures

5,844
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,811 ±17.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +95 people.; 60.4 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,992 ±$7,790
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Eastham town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Eastham town, 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Eastham town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Eastham town, 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	5,749	100.0	100.0
2021	5,838	101.5	100.2
2022	5,840	101.6	100.7
2023	5,849	101.7	101.6
2024	5,857	101.9	102.5
2025	5,844	101.7	103.1

Population of Eastham town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,749	—
2021	5,838	+89
2022	5,840	+2
2023	5,849	+9
2024	5,857	+8
2025	5,844	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 60.4 ±2.5: for men 60.5 ±2.0 and for women 59.9 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Eastham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	53 to 221	0.9% to 3.8%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	590 ±154	10.2% ±2.7	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	127 to 475	2.2% to 8.2%	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	711 ±198	12.2% ±3.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,698 ±289	29.2% ±5.0	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,374 ±351	40.9% ±6.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,992 ±$7,790, and income per person $54,373 ±$7,562, 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 Eastham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	349 ±140	11.5% ±4.6	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	711 ±273	23.4% ±8.9	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	540 ±175	17.8% ±5.6	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	357 ±131	11.7% ±4.2	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	421 ±134	13.8% ±4.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	192 ±88	6.3% ±2.9	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	471 ±172	15.5% ±5.6	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 Eastham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	623 ±255	10.7% ±4.4	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20 to 144	3.4% to 19.1%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	135 to 445	6.7% to 20.8%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	118 to 384	4.1% to 12.8%	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Eastham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Eastham town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	6,546 ±294	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	46.5% ±2.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	53.5% ±3.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.9% ±5.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.1% ±5.2	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$732,200 ±$62,613	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,747 ±$101	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	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 Eastham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 110	0% to 1.9%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,100 ±247	87.8% ±4.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	47 to 473	0.8% to 8.1%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	22 to 158	0.4% to 2.7%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	105 to 483	1.8% to 8.3%	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 Eastham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	2,361 ±326	40.6% ±5.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,763 ±305	47.5% ±5.2	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 160	0% to 2.8%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	616 ±218	10.6% ±3.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	459 ±172	7.9% ±3.0	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 288	0.4% to 5.0%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Eastham town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

264th 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 Eastham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Yarmouth Port CDP	5,961 ±613
Dover town	5,930 ±22
Kingston CDP	5,910 ±918
West Concord CDP	5,876 ±604
Rochester town	5,837 ±36
Eastham town	5,811 ±17
Scituate CDP	5,796 ±593
Bolton town	5,737 ±23
Lee town	5,719 ±37
Oxford CDP	5,671 ±731
Spencer CDP	5,661 ±550

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026