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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!12700=METRO("Barnstable Town, MA")

Barnstable Town, MA metro area

The Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 232,570 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $19.3 billion that year.

Massachusetts1 countyPart of Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
GDP, 2024$19.3B#187 of 387 · +8.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$96,768#11 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.2%#330 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)98.4#104 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$25k$50k$75k$100k19901995200020052010201520202025Barnstable Town, MAUnited States
Barnstable Town, MAUnited States
180K200K220K240K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B$20B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$5.8B30.0%13.7%
Government$2.3B12.0%11.1%
Manufacturing$488M2.5%9.5%
Finance & insurance$660M3.4%8.7%
Professional services$1.1B5.5%8.0%
Health care$1.7B8.9%7.5%
Wholesale trade$425M2.2%6.3%
Retail trade$1.3B6.9%5.9%
Information$348M1.8%5.7%
Construction$1.2B6.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$325M1.7%3.3%
Accommodation & food$1.4B7.4%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$586M3.0%3.0%
Other services$537M2.8%2.0%
Management of companies$64M0.3%1.8%
Utilities$220M1.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$183M0.9%1.3%
Education$128M0.7%1.1%
Arts & recreation$390M2.0%1.0%
Agriculture$52M0.3%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Barnstable CountyMassachusettsCentral25001