Editing Nantucket (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}

{{US Census population
| 1790 = 4555
| 1800 = 5617
| 1810 = 6807
| 1820 = 7266
| 1830 = 7202
| 1840 = 9012
| 1850 = 8452
| 1860 = 6094
| 1870 = 4123
| 1880 = 3727
| 1890 = 3268
| 1900 = 3006
| 1910 = 2962
| 1920 = 2797
| 1930 = 3678
| 1940 = 3401
| 1950 = 3484
| 1960 = 3559
| 1970 = 3774
| 1980 = 5087
| 1990 = 6012
| 2000 = 9520
| 2010 = 10172
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ma190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 2020 = 14255
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 14670
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 14,255&nbsp;people, up from 10,172&nbsp;in 2010, residing in the county.<ref name=Quick>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/nantucketcountymassachusetts|title=QuickFacts Nantucket County, Massachusetts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 6, 2023}}</ref>

===Race and origins===
The 2020 data for racial makeup of the county was 71.3% white, 7.2% black or African American, 1.9% Asian, 0.6% American Indian, 9.3% from other races, and 9.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 16.2% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Nantucket+County,+Massachusetts&g=040XX00US25&d=DEC+Demographic+Profile|title=Nantucket County: 2020 DEC Demographic Profile|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 6, 2023}}</ref> The median age of the population was 39.9 years; 22.2% were aged under 21 years, while 15.9% were aged over 65 years.<ref name=DP1/>

According to the 2020 census data for Nantucket County, the largest groups by origins (alone or in any combination) were [[Irish Americans]] (2,612), [[English Americans|English]] (2,492), [[German Americans|German]] (1,229), [[Italian Americans|Italian]] (901), [[Jamaican Americans|Jamaican]] (635), [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]] (632), French (476), Polish (389), Portuguese (285), African Americans (251), Swedish (247) and Bulgarian (201).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/detailed-race-ethnicities-2020-census.html|title=Detailed Races and Ethnicities in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2020 Census|publisher=[[United States census]]|date= September 21, 2023|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref> By Hispanic origins of any race, Salvadoran (1,143), Dominican (501), [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] (124), Guatemalan (63), Spanish (46), Puerto Rican (41), [[Spanish Americans|Spaniard]] (34) and Colombian (32).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/detailed-race-ethnicities-2020-census.html|title=Detailed Races and Ethnicities in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2020 Census|publisher=[[United States census]]|date= September 21, 2023|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

===Housing===
There were 12,619 housing units on the island; 5,478 were occupied with most of the rest being for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. 59.7% of the occupied housing units were owner-occupied, 40.3% were renter-occupied.<ref name=DP1/> Of the 5,478 households, 52.1% contained married or cohabiting couples. In 19.7% of households a couple were living with their children aged under 18, while a further 6% of households contained a householder living alone with their children under 18.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2017–2021 the median income for a household in the county was $116,571 and the per capita income was $52,324. 5.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].<ref name=Quick/>

As of the fourth quarter of 2021, the median value of homes in Nantucket County was $1,370,522, an increase of 22.3% from the prior year, and ranked the highest in the US by median home value.<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Median Home Price |url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220415015215/https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment |archive-date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=National Association of Realtors |date=January 4, 2019 }}</ref>