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  The population of Dukes county is estimated at 17,312. In 2017 there were 162 births and 138 deaths in Dukes county. Dukes county has 3,308 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,592 that are owned free and clear and 2,468 that are renter occupied.


  The good residents of Dukes County filed 11,390 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.3% of all Massachusetts filings and 0.008% of the entire nation. Dukes had a combined total federal tax liability of $140,237,000 on earned income of $868,882,000. Other notable statistics from Dukes County were 640 unemployment claims which collected a total of $4,097,000 and 3,600 charitable contributions valued at $15,272,000. 3,750 filings from Dukes County paid a combined total of $20,681,000 in property taxes and 2,960 filings paid $31,780,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Dukes county had 22 religious congregations with an estimated 5,973 members.

46.3% of the Dukes population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 3.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.


Approximately 66% of Dukes County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 520 votes.

At $67,390 the median income is 87.1% of the Massachusetts average. An estimated 461 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Dukes, the equivalant of around 4.9% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 5.2%.


Top 15 Industries in Dukes County.
Total # EmployedIndustry Job Type
1,276Retail trade
878Accommodation and food services
784Health care and social assistance
552Food services and drinking places
528Restaurants and other eating places
461Food and beverage stores
424Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
388Services to buildings and dwellings
371Arts, entertainment, and recreation
355Full-service restaurants
327Landscaping services
326Accommodation
323Traveler accommodation
320Grocery stores
300Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

In 2018 7.34% of listings in Dukes County (averaging across 2 zip codes; 2539 and 2568) dropped their price.


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