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Dennis, Massachusetts, in Barnstable county, is 28 miles SE of Plymouth, Massachusetts (center to center) and 61 miles SE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is in the Barnstable - Yarmouth area. There are 15,973 residents in Dennis.
In Dennis, about 55% of adults are married. In Dennis, more so than in most towns, people can be found in one-person households.
Women are better represented than men in the town. There are a lot of senior citizens in Dennis.
In 2000, Dennis had a median family income of $50,478.
Dennis folks tended to give their money ($2,400) to John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Democratic party than to competing parties.
As of 2000, the share of housing units in Dennis that were owner-occupied was 76%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use. Compared to most towns in the state, Dennis has reasonable real estate taxes.
In Dennis, 91% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Dennis to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Massachusetts (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Senior Citizens | | |
| Age of the Population | | |
| Female Share of the Population |  | |
| Well-Paid Single Women |  |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men |  |  |
| Racial Diversity | | |
| Male Share of the Population |  | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married |  | |
| Average Household Size | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | |  |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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