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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Dennis, MA compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureDennis, MA
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)14,906
Change since April 2020+1.5%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census14,674
Residents per square mile (2020)712
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents1.1
Median home value ÷ median household income7.1 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)19.3%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Dennis beyond the margins of error.
MeasureDennis, MA
Total population14,868±24
Median age59.5±2.0
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7.7%±3.8 pts
White alone, not Hispanic86.0%±4.5 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic2.2%±1.6 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.3 pts
Born outside the United States7.5%±2.4 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)44.1%±4.1 pts
Median household income$88,154±$9,976
Per capita income$57,683±$5,007
People below the poverty line6.7%±2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%±2.2 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$627,100±$28,306
Median gross rent$1,420±$260
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent37.9%±10.3 pts
Owner-occupied homes78.9%±3.5 pts
Built 2020 or later0.3%±0.2 pts
Worked from home16.9%±5.1 pts
Drove alone to work71.5%±6.7 pts
Public transportation0.8%±0.7 pts
Mean travel time to work24.1 min±2.3
No health insurance coverage2.5%±1.0 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov