Demographics & Relocation Info

Quick facts:

County: Barnstable
Year Incorporated: 1686
Year-Round Population: (2002 est.) 33,451
Summer Population: (2002 est.) 108,500
Population per square mile: 689
Median age of residents: 40.55
Democrats: 32.7%
Republicans: 17.1%
Independent: 50.2%
Labor force (2002): 18,612
Largest employers: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; Falmouth Hospital; the Steamship Authority; the Town of Falmouth; and Marine Biological Laboratories.
Average Unemployment (2000): 5.9%
Per capita income (2002): $19,131
Median Household income (2002): $39,944
Total number of housing units (2002): 20,301
Median Value (owner occupied) (2002): $256,400
The Fiscal year 2007: $5.25 per $1000 assessed valuation
Average Single Family Tax Bill: $2472