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West Dennis CDP, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
West Dennis CDP is a Census CDP of 2,556 people across 3.26 square miles of land, in Barnstable County. Median household income is $95,758, 75.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $175,000.
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West Dennis
What West Dennis is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.26 sq mi
- Water area0.95 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land784 plus or minus 165
- 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.
West Dennis
How many people live in West Dennis
- Population2,556 plus or minus 539
- Median age60.4
- Population under 1863 plus or minus 71
- Share under 182.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Population 65 and over1,092
- Share 65 and over42.7 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Households1,240
- Family households722 plus or minus 147
- Share of households that are families58.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Dennis
Income and work in West Dennis
- Median household income$95,758
- Per capita income$64,082 plus or minus $13,354
- Civilian labor force1,373 plus or minus 444
- Employed1,364 plus or minus 442
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over2,074
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Dennis
Housing in West Dennis
- Housing units2,895
- Occupied units1,240
- Vacant units1,655
- Vacancy rate57.2 percent
- Owner occupied935
- Renter occupied305 plus or minus 97
- Ownership rate75.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$644,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,593
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units2,535
- Share single family87.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more360 plus or minus 136
- Share in buildings of two or more12.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Dennis
How West Dennis gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute993 plus or minus 315
- Commuting under 15 minutes500 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more90 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone54.3 percent
- Carpooled19.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home24.5 percent plus or minus 10.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Dennis
SBA 7(a) lending to West Dennis borrowers
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$175,000
- Average approval$58,333
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$75,000
- Largest approval$75,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Dennis
SBA 504 lending to West Dennis borrowers
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,396,000
- Average approval$279,200
- Median approval$264,000
- Largest approval$396,000
- Jobs supported22
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Barnstable County, not West Dennis
Barnstable County context, not West Dennis figures
These are Barnstable County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Dennis measurements.
- Establishments in Barnstable County8,957
- Employment at those establishments, Barnstable County76,963
- Covered employment, Barnstable County96,280
- Average annual pay, Barnstable County$64,707
- Average weekly wage, Barnstable County$1,244
- Housing units permitted, Barnstable County640
- Of those, single family, Barnstable County430
- County product, 2024, Barnstable County$19,298,345,000
- County product change over the prior year, Barnstable County8.0 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Barnstable County$189,081
Every figure in this section is published for Barnstable County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Dennis. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Dennis questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Dennis, Massachusetts?
2,556, in 1,240 households. West Dennis CDP covers 3.26 square miles of land, which is 784 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Dennis 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 West Dennis?
$95,758. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $644,800. Median gross rent is $1,593 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Dennis businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totalling $175,000, across 2 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.4 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Dennis, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Dennis borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Dennis. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page West Dennis figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 West Dennis.
Is zoning published for West Dennis?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.