| | People QuickFacts | Barnstable County | Massachusetts |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,587,536 |
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Population, 2010 | 215,888 | 6,547,629 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -2.9% | 3.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 222,230 | 6,349,097 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.1% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 17.3% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 25.0% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 92.7% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.9% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.2% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.2% | 9.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 91.4% | 76.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.3% | 86.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 14.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.5% | 21.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 94.7% | 88.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 40.5% | 38.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 25,566 | 425,979 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.9 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 160,281 | 2,808,254 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 80.4% | 64.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.1% | 41.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $392,700 | $352,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 98,164 | 2,512,552 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.17 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $35,246 | $33,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $60,317 | $64,509 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.2% | 10.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Barnstable County | Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 8,301 | 170,4731 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 70,322 | 2,967,8771 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -2.6% | -3.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 23,341 | 447,219 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 32,205 | 596,790 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 3.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.3% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 533,264 | 86,428,959 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 95,275,672 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,973,206 | 88,082,966 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,878 | $13,553 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 890,997 | 14,917,210 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 418 | 9,075 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 2,483,090 | 81,769,8021 |