Humidity & wind
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Population
50,101
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$602,500
Owner-occupied units
Barnstable Town, MA
Massachusetts · 41.661° N, 70.357° W · 60 sq mi
Barnstable Town is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 50,101 and about 836 residents per square mile. The median household earns $91,982 a year, and the median home is worth $602,500.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
60 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
836
People per square mile
Rank by population
#889
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#187
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$91,982
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,917
Per month
Homeownership
75.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.8 min
One way
People
Median age
49.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
42.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
16.7%
Households
21,413
2.29 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25%
Professional & business services 14.3%
Retail trade 11.8%
Construction 8.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Massachusetts
Name
Abigail Johnson
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$31.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Milton
Source of wealth
Fidelity
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector
Employer
Mass General Brigham
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Massachusetts
Company
TJX
Revenue
$56.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Framingham
Ticker
TJX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Massachusetts
State bird
Black-capped Chickadee
State flower
Mayflower
State capital
Boston
Nickname
The Bay State
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