Dukes County, Massachusetts

Dukes County has a population of 20,933 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $1,165,800, about 9.3 times the county's median household income of $125,786.

Home price
$1,165,800
Income
$125,786
Population
20,933
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$1,165,800county
Median gross rent$1,277county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198045.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant57.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use54.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,720(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,143county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,633county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,980county
Home insurance / yr$1,483(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living141.2(statewide)
Median household income$125,786county
Family health premium / yr$28,151(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$26,709(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.046(statewide)
Poverty rate4.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home21.6%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.4%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.6%county
Economic output per resident$100,784county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%county
Top state income tax9.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.25%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service1.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport83419county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station50 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths43.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher51.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.3%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2381county
Students per full-time teacher7.8county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population20,933county
Land area in square miles103county
People per square mile of land203.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store47.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age50.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.8%county
Second languages14.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents131county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in516county
Households that moved away636county
Average income of arriving households$167,880county
Average income of departing households$117,294county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year183county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.9%county
Violent crime rate315(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.9 incounty
Annual snowfall18.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing105 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days181 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh29.9¢county
Household electricity use458 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$24.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.7%county
Homes heated by propane40.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil21.8%county
Homes heated by wood12.9%county
Households with broadband95.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk32.0county
Coastal flood risk55.4county
Drought risk19.9county
Landslide risk13.3county
Hail risk1.1county
Earthquake risk33.5county
Tornado risk10.7county
Tropical cyclone risk80.8county
Extreme heat risk8.2county
Winter weather risk2.9county
Strong wind risk7.4county
Wildfire risk27.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dukes County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Massachusetts figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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