West Yarmouth, Massachusetts

West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
FIPS code		25-78795
GNIS feature ID	0615890

West Yarmouth is a

Geography

West Yarmouth is located in the southwest quarter of the town of Yarmouth at 41°38′58″N 70°14′47″W / 41.64944°N 70.24639°W / 41.64944; -70.24639 (41.649547, -70.246385).^[3] It is bordered to the east by South Yarmouth, to the west by Hyannis in the town of Barnstable, and to the south by Nantucket Sound. To the north is U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, beyond which is the CDP of Yarmouth Port.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the West Yarmouth CDP has a total area of 9.1 square miles (23.6 km²), of which 6.7 square miles (17.3 km²) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²) (26.54%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	6,278		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

of any race.

There were 2,911 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,597, and the median income for a family was $45,686. Males had a median income of $35,461 versus $26,188 for females. The

, including 16.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older.

References

External links

• West Yarmouth Library