Nantucket

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  2. Nantucket Statistics
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  4. Nantucket Employment Information
  5. Nantucket Family Information
  6. Nantucket Education Information
  7. Nantucket Business Information
  8. Nantucket Public Benefits Information
  9. Nantucket Criminal Information
  10. Nantucket Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Nantucket Zip Codes


Nantucket Legal Resources Back to top

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Nantucket Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 9,520
  • Land Area (2000): 123.827 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 148.816 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 508, 774
  • Alias(es) (2003): NANTUCKET
Nantucket Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 9,565 2003 10,425 2004 10,696
2002 9,638     2005 10,096

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Houses (2000): 9,210
Nantucket Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,571 79.53%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 28 0.29%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,921 20.18%

Nantucket Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 3,847
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $172,870,000 / $29,187,000
Nantucket Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 4,759 4,606 153 3.21% 37
1991 4,856 4,588 269 5.53% 64
1992 4,956 4,721 235 4.74% 57
1993 5,300 5,093 207 3.90% 47
1994 5,562 5,409 152 2.74% 33
1995 5,690 5,540 151 2.64% 32
1996 5,824 5,685 139 2.39% 29
1997 6,098 5,957 141 2.31% 28
1998 6,468 6,355 113 1.75% 21
1999 6,604 6,489 115 1.74% 20
2000 7,288 7,181 108 1.47% 17
2001 7,119 7,002 116 1.63% 18
2002 7,469 7,324 145 1.94% 22
2003 7,691 7,496 195 2.53% 29
2004 7,838 7,641 197 2.52% 29
2005 8,116 7,918 198 2.44% 28
2006 8,378 8,182 196 2.34% 26
2007 8,456 8,260 196 2.32% 26
2008 8,729 8,498 231 2.65% 30
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 6,101 5,756 345 5.65% 57
Feb 2008 6,079 5,737 342 5.63% 56
Mar 2008 6,244 5,975 269 4.31% 43
Apr 2008 7,205 7,034 171 2.37% 24
May 2008 8,336 8,151 185 2.22% 22
Jun 2008 10,665 10,458 207 1.94% 19
Jul 2008 12,066 11,893 173 1.43% 14
Aug 2008 11,874 11,694 180 1.52% 15
Sep 2008 9,995 9,786 209 2.09% 21
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Nantucket Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 1,054 35.12%
2. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 244 8.13%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 211 7.03%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 156 5.20%
5. Educational Services 124 4.13%
6. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 119 3.97%
7. Public Administration 101 3.37%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 78 2.60%
9. Utilities 70 2.33%
10. Other Transportation 65 2.17%
11. Health Care 57 1.90%
12. Repair and Maintenance 57 1.90%
13. U.S. Postal Service 51 1.70%
14. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 46 1.53%
15. Air Transportation 45 1.50%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 45 1.50%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 36 1.20%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 35 1.17%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 33 1.10%
20. Finance and Insurance 30 1.00%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 254 10.37%
2. Health Care 253 10.33%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 245 10.00%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 233 9.51%
5. Construction 130 5.31%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 128 5.22%
7. Finance and Insurance 118 4.82%
8. Public Administration 106 4.33%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 100 4.08%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 88 3.59%
11. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 79 3.22%
12. Social Assistance 71 2.90%
13. Private Household Services 61 2.49%
14. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 44 1.80%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 43 1.76%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 41 1.67%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 37 1.51%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 36 1.47%
19. Other Transportation 35 1.43%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 34 1.39%

Nantucket Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Carpenters 486 16.19%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 214 7.13%
3. Other Management Occupations 200 6.66%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 199 6.63%
5. Painters and Paperhangers 107 3.57%
6. Other Construction Trades 103 3.43%
7. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 94 3.13%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 89 2.97%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 70 2.33%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 70 2.33%
11. Business Operations Specialists 62 2.07%
12. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 61 2.03%
13. Electricians 60 2.00%
14. Construction Laborers 59 1.97%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 55 1.83%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 52 1.73%
17. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 44 1.47%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 43 1.43%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 42 1.40%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 38 1.27%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 171 6.98%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 160 6.53%
3. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 151 6.16%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 138 5.63%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 130 5.31%
6. Other Management Occupations 119 4.86%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 110 4.49%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 101 4.12%
9. Art and Design Workers 82 3.35%
10. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 72 2.94%
11. Waiters and Waitresses 70 2.86%
12. Secretaries and Admins 62 2.53%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 61 2.49%
14. Business Operations Specialists 56 2.29%
15. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 52 2.12%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 51 2.08%
17. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 46 1.88%
18. Painters and Paperhangers 44 1.80%
19. Customer Service Representatives 41 1.67%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 40 1.63%

Nantucket Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,200 66.45%
15-35 hours 1,100 14.06%
1-14 hours 125 1.60%
No regular hours 1,400 17.89%

Nantucket Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 20 0.40%
5 AM-5:29 AM 65 1.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 65 1.30%
6 AM-6:29 AM 148 2.96%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 524 10.48%
7 AM-7:29 AM 973 19.46%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 962 19.24%
8 AM-8:29 AM 767 15.34%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 361 7.22%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 516 10.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 139 2.78%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 38 0.76%
Noon-3:59 PM 179 3.58%
4 PM-11:59 PM 244 4.88%

Nantucket Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 823 16.46%
5-9 1,984 39.67%
10-14 1,282 25.63%
15-19 609 12.18%
20-24 168 3.36%
25-29 0 0.00%
30-34 65 1.30%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 7 0.14%
60-89 36 0.72%
At least 90 27 0.54%

Nantucket Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 10 0.20% 4,856 97.10%
30-44 0 0.00% 65 1.30%
45-59 0 0.00% 7 0.14%
At least 60 0 0.00% 63 1.26%

Nantucket Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 97 1.81%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 834 15.60%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,488 65.25%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 8 0.15%
Color 4 Box Other 48 0.90%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 10 0.19%
Color 6 Box Walked 516 9.65%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 345 6.45%

Nantucket Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,701 (8,760 people)
Families (2000): 2,114 (6,136 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,109
People at same address in 1995: 4,878
Nantucket Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 184 4.97%
$10,000-$14,999 131 3.54%
$15,000-$19,999 116 3.13%
$20,000-$24,999 166 4.49%
$25,000-$29,999 214 5.78%
$30,000-$34,999 230 6.21%
$35,000-$39,999 165 4.46%
$40,000-$44,999 256 6.92%
$45,000-$49,999 196 5.30%
$50,000-$59,999 320 8.65%
$60,000-$74,999 416 11.24%
$75,000-$99,999 470 12.70%
$100,000-$124,999 298 8.05%
$125,000-$149,999 142 3.84%
$150,000-$199,999 218 5.89%
$200,000 or more 179 4.84%

Nantucket Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,104 29.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 931 25.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 349 9.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 524 14.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 75 2.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 417 11.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 36 0.97%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 158 4.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 13 0.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 51 1.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 7 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 25 0.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 9 0.24%

Nantucket Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,232 30.20%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,643 15.35%
Public Assistance 22 0.21%
Retirement 450 4.21%
Self Employment 1,419 13.26%
Social Security 751 7.02%
Supplemental Security 36 0.34%
Wage / Salary 2,785 26.03%
Other 363 3.39%

Nantucket Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 943 54.04%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 802 45.96%

Nantucket Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 445 10.99%
Color 1 Box Married 1,977 48.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,577 38.96%
Color 3 Box Widowed 49 1.21%

Nantucket Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 515 13.21%
Color 1 Box Married 1,947 49.92%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,115 28.59%
Color 3 Box Widowed 323 8.28%

Nantucket Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Education Information Back to top
Nantucket Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 178 2.32%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 616 8.02%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,115 27.54%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,363 17.75%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 572 7.45%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,043 26.60%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 793 10.33%

Nantucket Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 26 0.27% 112 1.18% 138 1.45%
Kindergarten 99 1.04% 32 0.34% 131 1.38%
Grades 1-4 324 3.40% 84 0.88% 408 4.29%
Grades 5-8 412 4.33% 42 0.44% 454 4.77%
Grades 9-12 402 4.22% 17 0.18% 419 4.40%
Undergrad college 91 0.96% 94 0.99% 185 1.94%
Graduate or professional school 19 0.20% 46 0.48% 65 0.68%
Total 1,373 14.42% 427 4.49% 1,800 18.91%

Nantucket Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 784
Nantucket Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Public Benefits Information Back to top
Nantucket Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,742 92.47%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 712 7.53%

Nantucket Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Criminal Information Back to top
Nantucket Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 5.959 0.105 0.000 0.000 6.064 0.000 7.318 48.928 3.659 59.906
2002 6.018 0.415 0.000 0.000 6.433 0.000 8.197 46.586 2.283 57.066
2003 0.000 0.096 0.000 0.000 0.096 0.000 3.357 38.849 1.055 43.261
2004 3.740 0.280 0.093 0.187 4.301 0.748 4.675 12.809 2.150 19.634
2005 3.665 0.396 0.000 0.000 4.061 0.000 4.160 8.914 1.189 14.263

Nantucket Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 5 27
2005 7 34
2006 5 34
2007 5 34

Nantucket Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 631
2002 612

Nantucket Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Nantucket Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,036 10.88%
10-19 Years 931 9.78%
20-29 Years 1,412 14.83%
30-39 Years 2,074 21.79%
40-49 Years 1,660 17.44%
50-59 Years 1,059 11.12%
60-69 Years 623 6.54%
70-79 Years 475 4.99%
80-89 Years 202 2.12%
90+ Years 48 0.50%

Nantucket Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,884 51.30%
Color 1 Box Female 4,636 48.70%

Nantucket Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,275 86.92%
Color 1 Box African-American 783 8.22%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 212 2.23%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 131 1.38%
Color 2 Box Asian 60 0.63%
Color 6 Box Other Race 54 0.57%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.04%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.01%

Nantucket Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 2,074 19.59%
2. English 1,999 18.88%
3. German 983 9.28%
4. Italian 827 7.81%
5. French Non-Basque 671 6.34%
6. Scottish 641 6.05%
7. Portuguese 617 5.83%
8. Polish 410 3.87%
9. United States Or American 384 3.63%
10. Swedish 290 2.74%

Nantucket Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,035 89.47%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 373 4.15%
3. French 140 1.56%
4. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 109 1.21%
5. Italian 66 0.73%
6. Other Indo European 43 0.48%
7. French Creole 42 0.47%
8. Chinese 39 0.43%
9. Hebrew 32 0.36%
10. Vietnamese 22 0.24%

Nantucket Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,761 92.03%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 192 2.02%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 567 5.96%

Nantucket Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Nantucket Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nantucket Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02554 02584