Nantucket, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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64%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

101%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Nantucket	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$73,781	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$163,079	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$186,313	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$100,207	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,781	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$73,510	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.1%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Nantucket is 64% higher than the national average
The median household income in Nantucket is 101% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Nantucket is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Nantucket is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$108,708 $163,079 $326,158

City

$70,784 $106,188 $212,376

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Nantucket employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	36.7%	36.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.5%	3.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.3%	0.3%
Wholesale & retail services	6.9%	6.9%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.2%	10.2%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	25.7%	25.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Madaket, MA	297	$128,338	57.8%
Siasconset, MA	91	$112,794	38.7%
Nantucket, MA	8,845	$163,079	100.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Closter, NJ	8,846	$214,347	163.5%
Woodbury CDP, NY	8,847	$233,271	186.8%
Bayport, NY	8,849	$170,369	109.5%
Wyoming, OH	8,852	$192,089	136.2%
Bridgewater, MA	8,837	$83,993	3.3%
Nantucket, MA	8,845	$163,079	100.5%

Source: The Nantucket, MA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.