Nantucket is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 9,520 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Nantucket is the 182nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns, Nantucket isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nantucket are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nantucket is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nantucket who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.20%), sales jobs (11.65%), and management occupations (9.06%).

Nantucket is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Nantucket are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 9.55 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small town, Nantucket does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Nantucket Information and Demographics

The citizens of Nantucket are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.43% of adults in Nantucket have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Nantucket in 2000 was $31,314, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,256 for a family of four.

Nantucket is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nantucket home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Nantucket is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nantucket include Irish, English, Italian, Portuguese, German, French, Scottish, Polish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Nantucket is English. Some people also speak Spanish.