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East Harwich, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
East Harwich is a Census CDP of 5,654 people across 8.02 square miles of land, in Barnstable County. Median household income is $111,508, 91.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $80,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
East Harwich
What East Harwich is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.02 sq mi
- Water area0.75 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land705
- 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.
East Harwich
How many people live in East Harwich
- Population5,654
- Median age60.3
- Population under 18726 plus or minus 223
- Share under 1812.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over1,987
- Share 65 and over35.1 percent
- Households2,670
- Family households1,689
- Share of households that are families63.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Harwich
Income and work in East Harwich
- Median household income$111,508
- Per capita income$64,947
- Civilian labor force3,194
- Employed3,135
- Unemployed59 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over4,721
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Harwich
Housing in East Harwich
- Housing units3,454
- Occupied units2,670
- Vacant units784 plus or minus 277
- Vacancy rate22.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied2,443
- Renter occupied227 plus or minus 155
- Ownership rate91.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$638,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,329
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.1 percent
- Single family units3,447
- Share single family99.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more0.2 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Harwich
How East Harwich gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,730
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,107 plus or minus 401
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.5 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more516 plus or minus 218
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone83.1 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Harwich
SBA loans in East Harwich (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$80,000
- Average approval$80,000
- Median approval$80,000
- Largest approval$80,000
- Jobs supported25
- Jobs per approval25.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Harwich, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Barnstable County, not East Harwich
Barnstable County context, not East Harwich 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 East Harwich.
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.
Coverage
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
East Harwich questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in East Harwich, Massachusetts?
5,654, in 2,670 households. East Harwich CDP covers 8.02 square miles of land, which is 705 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is East Harwich 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 East Harwich?
$111,508. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $638,900. Median gross rent is $2,329 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to East Harwich businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $80,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $80,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Harwich, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to East Harwich borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for East Harwich. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page East Harwich 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 East Harwich.
Is zoning published for East Harwich?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.