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Nantucket, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Nantucket is a Census CDP of 10,017 people across 5.82 square miles of land, in Nantucket County. Median household income is $148,017, 80.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 41 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nantucket
What Nantucket is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.82 sq mi
- Water area0.72 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,720
- County holding the largest share of its areaNantucket 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.
Nantucket
How many people live in Nantucket
- Population10,017
- Median age42.2
- Population under 181,846
- Share under 1818.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,610
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households3,500
- Family households2,408
- Share of households that are families68.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Nantucket
- Median household income$148,017
- Per capita income$79,413
- Civilian labor force6,040
- Employed5,670
- Unemployed370 plus or minus 274
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over7,481
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Nantucket
- Housing units6,805
- Occupied units3,500
- Vacant units3,305
- Vacancy rate48.6 percent
- Owner occupied2,827
- Renter occupied673 plus or minus 238
- Ownership rate80.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,465,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,228
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units5,719
- Share single family84.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,035 plus or minus 293
- Share in buildings of two or more15.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Nantucket gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,865
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,914
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more731 plus or minus 369
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked7.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home13.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Nantucket (7(a))
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$17,160,900
- Average approval$418,559
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,317,000
- Largest approval$3,240,000
- Jobs supported217
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nantucket, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Nantucket (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$13,768,000
- Average approval$809,882
- Median approval$706,000
- Largest approval$2,195,000
- Jobs supported58
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nantucket, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Nantucket
- NFIP communityTown of Nantucket
- NFIP community number250230
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/09/14
The Town of Nantucket participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250230 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.
Nantucket County, not Nantucket
Nantucket County context, not Nantucket figures
- Establishments in Nantucket County1,317
- Covered employment, Nantucket County8,560
- Average annual pay, Nantucket County$78,799
- Housing units permitted, Nantucket County262
Every figure in this section is published for Nantucket County as a whole and is not a measurement of Nantucket.
All Nantucket 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
Nantucket questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nantucket, Massachusetts?
10,017, in 3,500 households. Nantucket CDP covers 5.82 square miles of land, which is 1,720 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nantucket in?
Nantucket 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 Nantucket?
$148,017. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,465,300. Median gross rent is $2,228 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Nantucket businesses?
41 7(a) approvals totaling $17.2 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 17 504 approvals worth $13.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nantucket, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Nantucket borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Nantucket. Only 5 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 Nantucket in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Nantucket appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Nantucket, town of, community 250230, 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 Nantucket figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nantucket 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 Nantucket.
Is zoning published for Nantucket?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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