Editing Dukes County, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 3255
| 1800 = 3118
| 1810 = 3290
| 1820 = 3292
| 1830 = 3517
| 1840 = 3958
| 1850 = 4540
| 1860 = 4403
| 1870 = 3787
| 1880 = 4300
| 1890 = 4369
| 1900 = 4561
| 1910 = 4504
| 1920 = 4372
| 1930 = 4953
| 1940 = 5669
| 1950 = 5633
| 1960 = 5829
| 1970 = 6117
| 1980 = 8942
| 1990 = 11639
| 2000 = 14987
| 2010 = 16535
| 2020 = 20600
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 21061
| 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>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</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|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</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<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Dukes County, Massachusetts – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dukes County, Massachusetts|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=0500000US25007&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dukes County, Massachusetts|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=0500000US25007&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|%2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|14,275
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,230
|86.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.79%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|477
|style='background: #ffffe6; |795
|2.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.86%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|175
|style='background: #ffffe6; |202
|1.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.98%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|123
|style='background: #ffffe6; |184
|0.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)(NH)
|571
|style='background: #ffffe6; |701
|3.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.40%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|526
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,945
|3.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|384
|style='background: #ffffe6; |534
|2.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.59%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''16,535'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''20,600'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 16,535&nbsp;people, 7,368&nbsp;households, and 4,221&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25007
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023157/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25007
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|160.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 17,188 housing units at an average density of {{convert|166.5|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25007
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213183948/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25007
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 87.6% white, 3.1% black or African American, 1.1% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.9% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.3% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The largest ancestry groups were:<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25007
  |title=DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020220/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25007
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* 18.5% Irish
* 17.1% English
* 11.7% Portuguese
* 10.0% American
* 9.2% German
* 7.6% Italian
* 5.5% French
* 2.9% West Indian
* 2.9% Scottish
* 2.5% Dutch
* 2.3% Scotch-Irish
* 2.1% Swedish
* 2.1% Polish
* 1.9% French Canadian
* 1.4% Russian
* 1.1% Arab
* 1.0% Sub-Saharan African 
{{div col end}}

Of the 7,368&nbsp;households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 42.7% were non-families, and 33.4% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 45.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median household income was $62,407 and the median family income was $77,231. Males had a median income of $43,850 versus $41,994 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,390. About 5.5% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25007
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25007
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 14,987 people, 6,421 households, and 3,788 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|144|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 14,836 housing units at an average density of {{convert|143|/mi2|/km2|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 90.69% White, 2.40% Black or African American, 1.71% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.48% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.4% were of [[English people|English]], 13.3% [[Irish people|Irish]], 8.6% [[portuguese people|Portuguese]], 6.4% [[Italian people|Italian]] and 5.7% [[United States|American]] ancestry, 93.1% spoke [[English language|English]], 3.7% [[portuguese language|Portuguese]] and 1.7% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language and 0.285% speak [[Irish language|Irish]] at home.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
Of the 6,421 households 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.40% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.00% were non-families. 32.00% of households were one person and 11.10% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 22.70% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median household income was $45,559 and the median family income was $55,018. Males had a median income of $38,945 versus $30,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,472. About 5.00% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.

=== Real estate ===
As of the fourth quarter 2021, the median value of homes in Dukes County was $883,820, an increase of 22.3% from the prior year.<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>

===Demographic breakdown by town===

====Income====
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213610/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212620/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Per capita<br/>income
! Median<br/>household<br/>income
! Median<br/>family<br/>income
! Population
! Number of<br/>households
|-
| 1
| [[Chilmark, Massachusetts|Chilmark]]
| Town
| $45,210
| $59,583
| $79,688
| 801
| 302
|-
| 2
| [[Edgartown, Massachusetts|Edgartown]]
| Town
| $38,083
| $74,214
| $82,583
| 4,034
| 1,466
|-
| 3
| [[West Tisbury, Massachusetts|West Tisbury]]
| Town
| $36,592
| $75,759
| $87,566
| 2,506
| 926
|-
| 
| ''[[Massachusetts]]''
| State
| $35,051
| $65,981
| $83,371
| 6,512,227
| 2,522,409
|-
| 
| ''Dukes County''
| County
| $33,228
| $69,760
| $82,659
| 16,353
| 5,568
|-
| 
| ''[[Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts|Vineyard Haven]]''
| CDP
| $30,298
| $77,935
| $92,112
| 2,465
| 652
|-
| 4
| [[Gosnold, Massachusetts|Gosnold]]
| Town
| $29,511
| $52,813
| $61,250
| 183
| 63
|-
| 5
| [[Tisbury, Massachusetts|Tisbury]]
| Town
| $29,384
| $54,762
| $60,521
| 3,914
| 1,290
|-
| 6
| [[Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts|Oak Bluffs]]
| Town
| $29,117
| $78,890
| $84,846
| 4,449
| 1,429
|-
| 
| ''[[United States]]''
| Country
| $27,915
| $52,762
| $64,293
| 306,603,772
| 114,761,359
|-
| 7
| [[Aquinnah, Massachusetts|Aquinnah]]
| Town
| $25,512
| $82,500
| $106,250
| 466
| 92
|-
|}

===Religion===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
! colspan="2" |1980
! colspan="2" |1990
! colspan="2" |2000
! colspan="2" |2010
|-
!Religion
!Congregations
!Adherents
!Congregations
!Adherents
!Congregations
!Adherents
!Congregations
!Adherents
|-
|Catholic Church
|3
|2,000
|3
|5,000
|3
|9,951
|3
|12,896
|-
|Episcopal Church
|2
|871
|3
|562
|3
|608
|3
|473
|-
|United Methodist
|6
|620
|6
|587
|5
|524
|2
|176
|-
|American Baptist
|3
|279
|3
|403
|3
|461
|4
|456
|-
|Regular Baptist
|0
|n/a
|1
|62
|1
|83
|1
|90
|-
|United Church of Christ
|1
|110
|1
|166
|1
|217
|1
|165
|-
|Unitarian-Universalist
|1
|83
|1
|83
|1
|83
|1
|74
|-
|Assemblies of God
|1
|5
|1
|69
|2
|174
|1
|160
|-
|Friends (Quakers)
|1
|n/a
|1
|22
|1
|52
|1
|9
|-
|Church of Christ, Scientist
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|-
|Congregational
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|300
|1
|295
|1
|331
|-
|Jehovah's Witnesses
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|n/a
|-
|Evangelical Christian
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|1
|60
|-
|Mormon
|n/a
|n/a
|1
|27
|1
|49
|1
|84
|-
|Buddhist
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|1
|72
|-
|Jewish
|1
|138
|1
|260
|1
|300
|1
|923
|-
|Ba'hai
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|5
|0
|4
|-
|Unaffiliated 
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|0
|n/a
|0
|10,562
|}