Nantucket County Information
Nantucket in
Massachusetts occupies
304 square miles and has a 2006 population of
10,240, a change from a 2000 population of
9,520 and
6,012 in 1990.
10.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
17.3% percent is 25-35, and
19.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
45 acts of violent crime reported in
Nantucket in 2004, a change from
51 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
204 people:
2.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
1.5%.
Read more about
Nantucket, Massachusetts in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Nantucket | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| Land Area | 304 sq. miles | Ranked 2,838 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 10,240 | Ranked 2,427 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 10,139 | |
| Population 2000 | 9,520 | Ranked 2,489 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 6,012 | Ranked 2,755 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 89.2% | |
| African American | 9.5% | |
| Asian American | 1.1% | |
| Native American | % | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 9.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 10.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 17.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 19.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 45 | 51 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 3 | |
| Robberies | 2 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 39 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 210 | 554 |
| Burglaries | 50 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 137 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 23 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 8,264 | 7,285 |
| Unemployed Population | 204 | 109 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | 1.5% |
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