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Nantucket County, MA
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Nantucket County is one of about 3,141
counties and county equivalents in the United States. It
has 47.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density
of 212.7 per square mile. In the last three decades of
the 1900s its population grew by 152.3%. On the 2000
census form, 98.4% of the population reported only one
race, with 8.3% of these reporting African-American. The
population of this county is 2.2% Hispanic (of any
race). The average household size is 2.37 persons
compared to an average family size of 2.90 persons.
In 2005 accommodation and food services was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per
job of $27,974. Per capita income grew by 19.0% between
1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview
(2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2005) |
10,168 |
Covered Employment |
6,182 |
| Growth (%) since 1990 |
69.1% |
Avg wage per job |
$41,455 |
| Households (2000) |
3,699 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs
in County |
D |
| Labor Force (persons)
(2005) |
8,015 |
Avg wage per job |
D |
| Unemployment Rate (2005) |
2.4 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita Personal Income
(2004) |
$54,037 |
Avg wage per job |
D |
| Median Household Income
(2003) |
$55,428 |
Health Care, Social Assist.
- % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
5.1 |
Avg wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or More - % of
Adults 25+ (2000) |
91.6 |
Finance and Insurance - %
all jobs in County |
1.2% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or More - %
of Adults 25+ (2000) |
38.4 |
Avg wage per job |
$84,569 |
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