Dukes County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 16,19778.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9549.5%Two or more races
  • 7753.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6563.2%Some other race alone
  • 5942.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3151.5%Asian alone
  • 1160.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,140,268

Here:	$1,140,268
State:	$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,184,239

Here:	$1,184,239
State:	$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $912,859

Here:	$912,859
State:	$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $934,263

Here:	$934,263
State:	$601,912

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,262 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,617 (0.5%)

Area name: Dukes County, MA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dukes County is $942 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1121 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1340 a month.

Cities in this county include: Edgartown, Tisbury, Oak Bluffs, West Tisbury, Vineyard Haven, Chilmark, Aquinnah, Gosnold.

2023 air pollution in Dukes County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.039 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kent County, Rhode Island , Butler County, Pennsylvania , Cheyenne County, Nebraska , Fulton County, Indiana , Weber County, Utah , St. Joseph County, Indiana .

Current college students: 409
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,089 (40.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,2802010 or later
• 9922000 to 2009
• 3831990 to 1999
• 1781980 to 1989
• 491970 to 1979
• 193Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,926
• One, attached: 341
• Two: 573
• 3 or 4: 302
• 5 to 9: 263
• 10 to 19: 73
• 20 or more: 85
• Mobile homes: 11
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Dukes County with a mortgage: 2,685 (473 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 352 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56

Religion statistics for Dukes County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dukes County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Massachusetts Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4496, Natural disaster type: Other
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4214: April 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4214, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4097: December 19, 2012, FEMA Id: 4097, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4028: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4028, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3315: September 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 3315, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 25, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1701: May 16, 2007, FEMA Id: 1701, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3252: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3252, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.18% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($185,065 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.64% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($67,576 average AGI)
4.55% relocated from other states ($117,488 average AGI)

Dukes County:	4.55%
Massachusetts average:	2.58%

from Middlesex County, MA	0.76% ($169,435 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.51% ($398,435)
from New York County, NY	0.38% ($410,500)
from Plymouth County, MA	0.33% ($120,900)
from Fairfield County, CT	0.25% ($578,913)
from Kings County, NY	0.24% ($62,591)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.23% ($187,952)

5.19% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($117,765 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.77% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($48,348 average AGI)
3.42% relocated to other states ($69,417 average AGI)

Dukes County:	3.42%
Massachusetts average:	3.43%

to Barnstable County, MA	0.57% ($57,294 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.27% ($124,375)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 1.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dukes County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,278 (1,226 living alone), Female householders: 3,763 (1,155 living alone)

• 3,278 spouses (3,175 opposite-sex spouses), 576 unmarried partners, (574 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,464 children (4,852 natural, 267 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 371 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 645 parents, 18 foster children, 1,259 other relatives, 1,359 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 270

Size of family households: 2,260 2-persons, 863 3-persons, 574 4-persons, 278 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 193 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,381 1-person, 451 2-persons, 15 5-persons.

2,162 married couples with children.
782 single-parent households (237 men, 545 women).

83.2% of residents of Dukes speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
13.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $75,736,000 ($4,833 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,813,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,836,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,363,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,540,000
Federal grants: $10,599,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,626,000 ($439,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,773,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $300,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,366,000
Federal Government insurance: $151,567,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.88 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Dukes County, Massachusetts
• 502020 or later
• 9652010 to 2019
• 2,2132000 to 2009
• 2,1561990 to 1999
• 4,1361980 to 1989
• 2,7121970 to 1979
• 1,0621960 to 1969
• 9701950 to 1959
• 3391940 to 1949
• 3,1761939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dukes County, Massachusetts
• 631 room
• 402 rooms
• 1113 rooms
• 5184 rooms
• 1,0575 rooms
• 1,0556 rooms
• 6747 rooms
• 6708 rooms
• 1,2029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dukes County, Massachusetts
• 131 room
• 2222 rooms
• 2933 rooms
• 2804 rooms
• 3795 rooms
• 1646 rooms
• 657 rooms
• 1548 rooms
• 1169+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dukes County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dukes County, Massachusetts
• 65no bedroom
• 1151 bedroom
• 8262 bedrooms
• 2,2663 bedrooms
• 1,5084 bedrooms
• 5945+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dukes County, Massachusetts
• 13no bedroom
• 4391 bedroom
• 3972 bedrooms
• 5203 bedrooms
• 2914 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Dukes County, Massachusetts in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dukes County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 143no vehicle
• 1,4661 vehicle
• 2,2552 vehicles
• 8293 vehicles
• 4594 vehicles
• 2285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dukes County in renter-occupied apartments
• 131no vehicle
• 8341 vehicle
• 3542 vehicles
• 1873 vehicles
• 1334 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

90.1% of Dukes County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Massachusetts.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10,597
• Other state: 6,653
• Northeast: 4,279
• Midwest: 1,055
• South: 830
• West: 443

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 150
• Number of aged recipients: 44
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 106
• Number of recipients under 18: 11
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 92
• Number of recipients older than 64: 47
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 82
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 62

Dukes County on our top lists:

• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"