Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Sandwich
Sandwich covers 42.9 square miles of land in Barnstable County, about 473 people to the square mile, and the numbers describe a town that is older and more owner-occupied than the Commonwealth as a whole. More than one resident in four is 65 or over, which is a larger share than the under-18 population. Nearly nine homes in ten are lived in by their owners. The median household income is $118,799 and the poverty rate is 6.4 percent. 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): 20,259
- Households: 8,096
- Persons per household: 2.5
- Foreign-born: 4.5% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 26.3%
- Under 18: 18.9%
Race & Ethnicity
- White alone: 92.6%
- Asian: 2.0%
- Black or African American: 1.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1.7%
- Two or more races: 2.7%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 4.9%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $118,799
- Poverty rate: 6.4%
- Median home value: $545,000
- Median gross rent: $1,725
- Homeownership: 89.7% of units
- In the labor force: 64.3%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Sandwich’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which is worth knowing before anyone tells you how this town votes.
- Total registered: 17,598
- Unenrolled (no party): 11,804 (67.08%)
- Democrats: 3,119 (17.72%)
- Republicans: 2,498 (14.19%)
Sources
See how Sandwich fits into the broader Commonwealth.