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Bourne, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Bourne is a Census CDP of 1,806 people across 1.70 square miles of land, in Barnstable County. Median household income is $97,847, 81.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $849,900 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bourne
What Bourne is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.7 sq mi
- Water area1.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,059
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarnstable County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bourne
How many people live in Bourne
- Population1,806
- Median age61.2
- Population under 18110 plus or minus 106
- Share under 186.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over697 plus or minus 211
- Share 65 and over38.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Households913
- Family households564 plus or minus 129
- Share of households that are families61.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bourne
Income and work in Bourne
- Median household income$97,847 plus or minus $32,018
- Per capita income$75,898 plus or minus $29,047
- Civilian labor force1,056 plus or minus 292
- Employed875 plus or minus 246
- Unemployed181 plus or minus 102
- Unemployment rate17.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over1,614
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher58.5 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bourne
Housing in Bourne
- Housing units1,095
- Occupied units913
- Vacant units182 plus or minus 110
- Vacancy rate16.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied741
- Renter occupied172 plus or minus 91
- Ownership rate81.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$735,500 plus or minus $156,147
- Single family units965
- Share single family88.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more130 plus or minus 80
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bourne
How Bourne gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute706 plus or minus 296
- Commuting under 15 minutes169 plus or minus 127
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.9 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more187 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.5 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Drove alone72.7 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home19.3 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bourne
SBA loans in Bourne (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$849,900
- Average approval$212,475
- Median approval$24,250
- Largest approval$777,900
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bourne, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bourne
SBA loans in Bourne (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$13,719,000
- Average approval$722,053
- Median approval$356,000
- Largest approval$4,705,000
- Jobs supported116
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bourne, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bourne
Flood risk in Bourne
- NFIP communityTown of Bourne
- NFIP community number255210
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/21
The Town of Bourne participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 255210 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Barnstable County, not Bourne
Barnstable County context, not Bourne figures
- Establishments in Barnstable County8,957
- Covered employment, Barnstable County96,280
- Average annual pay, Barnstable County$64,707
- Housing units permitted, Barnstable County640
Every figure in this section is published for Barnstable County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bourne.
All Barnstable County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bourne questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bourne, Massachusetts?
1,806, in 913 households. Bourne CDP covers 1.70 square miles of land, which is 1,059 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bourne in?
Barnstable County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bourne?
$97,847. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $735,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bourne businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $849,900 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $24,250, plus 19 504 approvals worth $13.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bourne, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bourne borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bourne. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bourne in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bourne appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bourne, town of, community 255210, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bourne figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Barnstable County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bourne.
Is zoning published for Bourne?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.