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Woods Hole, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Woods Hole is a Census CDP of 988 people across 2.14 square miles of land, in Barnstable County. Median household income is $71,724, 73.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Woods Hole
What Woods Hole is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.14 sq mi
- Water area1.8 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land463 plus or minus 136
- 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.
Woods Hole
How many people live in Woods Hole
- Population988 plus or minus 291
- Median age66.0 plus or minus 17.3
- Population under 1872 plus or minus 72
- Share under 187.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over508 plus or minus 171
- Share 65 and over51.4 percent
- Households534 plus or minus 170
- Family households287 plus or minus 119
- Share of households that are families53.7 percent plus or minus 14.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Woods Hole
- Median household income$71,724
- Per capita income$69,672 plus or minus $23,086
- Civilian labor force428 plus or minus 212
- Employed382 plus or minus 191
- Unemployed46 plus or minus 52
- Unemployment rate10.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over787 plus or minus 244
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 41.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.4 percent plus or minus 35.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree63.5 percent plus or minus 12.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Woods Hole
- Housing units1,253
- Occupied units534 plus or minus 170
- Vacant units719 plus or minus 216
- Vacancy rate57.4 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Owner occupied390 plus or minus 136
- Renter occupied144 plus or minus 106
- Ownership rate73.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$877,500 plus or minus $184,233
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,311 plus or minus $378
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units1,111 plus or minus 253
- Share single family88.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more142 plus or minus 106
- Share in buildings of two or more11.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Woods Hole gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute316 plus or minus 155
- Commuting under 15 minutes203 plus or minus 121
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.2 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more85 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.9 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone34.7 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Public transport6.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Walked22.4 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Worked from home15.7 percent plus or minus 17.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Barnstable County, not Woods Hole
Barnstable County context, not Woods Hole 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 Woods Hole.
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
Woods Hole questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Woods Hole, Massachusetts?
988, in 534 households. Woods Hole CDP covers 2.14 square miles of land, which is 463 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Woods Hole 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 Woods Hole?
$71,724. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $877,500. Median gross rent is $1,311 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Woods Hole 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 Woods Hole.
Is zoning published for Woods Hole?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.