Town · Massachusetts

Edgartown, Massachusetts

Edgartown, town, in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Edgartown had 5,446 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 5.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 5,168 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 5,278 (±12). GEOID 2500721150.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

5,446

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 5,168 · ACS 2020-2024: 5,278 ±12

Median household income

$125,236

±$32,696 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $103,960

Median home value

$1,199,300

±$262,041 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $562,100

Median gross rent

$1,796

±$470 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $1,762

Where is Edgartown and what county is it in?

Edgartown is a town in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It covers 26.8 square miles of land, 193 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Edgartown: Edgartown (CDP, 1,107 in 2020).

Edgartown is in the Vineyard Haven, MA micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Edgartown is the same area as Census Tract 2003 of Dukes County: the tract's figures are Edgartown's own.

Edgartown (marked with a dot) in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Edgartown, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 5,446 people lived in Edgartown on July 1, 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than Massachusetts (+1.7%). The 2020 Census counted 5,168 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 5,278 (±12).

  • July 2020→2021 +140 (5,308)
  • 2021→2022 +15 (5,323)
  • 2022→2023 +32 (5,355)
  • 2023→2024 +113 (5,468)
  • 2024→2025 −22 (5,446)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureEdgartownDukes CountyMassachusettsChange since 2015-2019
Total population5,278±1220,9337,044,056+958
Households1,786±3227,5842,785,042no clear change
Average household size2.92±0.532.732.44no clear change
Housing units5,047±38017,8223,030,406no clear change

Edgartown's population since 2000

From 3,779 in 2000 to 5,446 in 2025: up 44.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Edgartown as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 3,779
  • 2005 (estimate) 3,911
  • 2010 Census 4,067
  • 2015 (estimate) 4,278
  • 2020 Census 5,168
  • 2025 (estimate) 5,446

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Edgartown?

The median resident of Edgartown is 51.9 years old; 10.0% are under 18 and 29.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 83.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 7.7%. 9.7% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureEdgartownDukes CountyMassachusettsChange since 2015-2019
Median age51.9±8.650.740.0no clear change
Under 18 years10.0%±3.8 pts16.8%19.4%–
65 years and over29.7%±7.9 pts26.5%17.9%–
Male52.9%±5.9 pts48.4%48.9%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.9%±2.1 pts3.3%13.3%–
White alone, not Hispanic83.8%±7.7 pts80.0%66.6%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic6.2%±4.8 pts2.7%6.4%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts1.5%7.3%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts1.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic7.7%±5.9 pts8.6%5.1%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.5%±0.8 pts2.9%1.2%–
Born outside the United States9.7%±5.4 pts13.8%18.0%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)5.3%±4.4 pts14.1%25.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.5%±4.8 pts6.2%4.3%–
With a disability13.4%±8.1 pts11.1%12.3%–
No health insurance coverage6.8%±4.0 pts2.1%2.6%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.5%±2.8 pts95.3%91.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)56.3%±12.8 pts51.9%47.3%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)21.1%±9.0 pts24.4%21.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.6%±6.2 pts88.9%88.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year5.6%±5.1 pts5.7%2.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Edgartown earn?

Half of Edgartown's 1,786 households earn less than $125,236 a year (±$32,696), against $125,786 in Dukes County and $103,960 in Massachusetts. In 2015-2019 it was $97,104 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureEdgartownDukes CountyMassachusettsChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$125,236±$32,696$125,786$103,960no clear change
Mean household income$281,025±$185,010$205,357$144,950–
Per capita income$100,312±$54,663$79,756$57,897no clear change
People below the poverty line4.7%±4.7 pts4.4%10.0%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line15.7%±22.7 pts5.3%11.7%–
Households receiving SNAP6.7%±6.1 pts6.6%14.7%–
Households with a computer100.0%±2.3 pts97.8%95.7%–
Households with a broadband subscription98.0%±2.5 pts95.0%92.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Edgartown?

Owners occupy 87.0% of Edgartown's occupied homes and renters 13.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,199,300 by its owner (±$262,041). The median renter pays $1,796 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureEdgartownDukes CountyMassachusettsChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$1,199,300±$262,041$1,165,800$562,100no clear change
Median gross rent$1,796±$470$1,277$1,762no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent22.5%±32.7 pts34.1%41.8%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$3,996±$558$3,536$2,726–
Owner-occupied homes87.0%±7.1 pts82.1%62.5%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes13.0%±7.1 pts17.9%37.5%–
Housing units5,047±38017,8223,030,406no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±2.6 pts1.6%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±16.7 pts6.5%3.5%–
Single-family detached homes89.8%±4.1 pts90.7%51.1%–
Mobile homes0.0%±0.8 pts0.0%0.8%–
Built 2020 or later1.0%±1.3 pts0.5%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 201914.6%±5.9 pts6.9%6.2%–
Built 1939 or earlier11.7%±4.6 pts19.2%30.5%–
Households with no vehicle0.0%±2.3 pts3.2%11.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Edgartown building?

Builders took permits for 48 new housing units in Edgartown in 2025 (36 in single-family houses), 8.8 per 1,000 residents against 1.7 across Massachusetts.

  • 2019 60 units
  • 2020 40 units
  • 2021 71 units
  • 2022 56 units
  • 2023 21 units
  • 2024 13 units
  • 2025 48 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Edgartown work and get to work?

51.5% of Edgartown's workers drive alone and 25.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 11.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureEdgartownDukes CountyMassachusettsChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)64.6%±8.2 pts67.3%67.0%–
Unemployment rate5.4%±4.0 pts6.6%5.2%–
Drove alone to work51.5%±15.1 pts60.6%61.2%–
Carpooled11.2%±7.8 pts8.1%7.0%–
Public transportation1.1%±1.9 pts1.5%6.5%–
Walked8.3%±7.7 pts7.1%4.1%–
Worked from home25.6%±14.1 pts21.6%18.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work11.5 min±2.616.4 min29.1 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Edgartown?

1 census tract lies mostly in Edgartown, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Edgartown, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Edgartown
Tract 2003Dukes County5,278 $125,236 $1,199,300100%
Tract 9900Dukes County0 not published not published12%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Edgartown) · Census block assignment files

How does Edgartown compare with other places in Massachusetts?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Edgartown is the 2,145th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 160th-most populous of 266 in Massachusetts.

Edgartown ranks 157th of 453 places in Massachusetts with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Edgartown's rank in Massachusetts (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate160th266
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)24th292
Residents per square mile402nd461
Median household income157th453
Per capita income25th460
Median home value20th459
Median gross rent143rd410
Bachelor's degree or higher142nd459
Median age91st461
Owner-occupied share112th460
Work from home98th429
Travel time to work459th459

Edgartown's figures with every place in Massachusetts (CSV)

Every place in Massachusetts, sortable · Compare Edgartown with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Edgartown?

23 of the 57 figures for Edgartown on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Edgartown are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.