Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Gosnold
Gosnold counted 70 residents at the 2020 census across 13.2 square miles of land, scattered on the Elizabeth Islands, and the census numbers describe a small, older, island community: households average 1.4 people, more than a third of residents are 65 or over, and the median home value is about $700,000. The town’s land is only a tenth of its total area, because the other nine tenths is water. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 70
- Households: 27
- Persons per household: 1.4
- Foreign-born: 0.0% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 37.3%
- Under 18: 0.0%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 100.0%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Black or African American: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.0%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 3.9%
Economy & Housing
- Median home value: $700,000
- Poverty rate: 3.9%
- Homeownership: 44.4% of units
- In the labor force: 72.5%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the counts below are the state’s enrollment snapshot from February 1, 2025. As in most of the state, Gosnold’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 97
- Unenrolled (no party): 63 (64.95%)
- Democrats: 19 (19.59%)
- Republicans: 14 (14.43%)
Sources
See how Gosnold fits into the broader Commonwealth.