Town of Provincetown, MA Worth Noting
Worth Noting Index
2000 Census Figures Shows Provincetown Losing 13.6% of its Year-round Housing Stock.

Provincetown was the only town on Cape Cod to see a decrease in the number of year-round housing units between 1990 and 2000, according to figures from the U.S. Census.

Provincetown lost 324 year-round housing units -- a 13.6% decrease.

While the U.S. Census does not list a category of "year-round housing units," the Commonwealth of Massachusetts uses the following formula to calculate a community's year-round housing stock.

  Total Housing Units (US Census)
minus
 Seasonal, Recreational or Occasional Use (US Census)
equals
 Year-round Housing Units
Provincetown, Massachusetts
1990
2000
90-00 #
90-00 %
Total Housing Units
3,802
3,890
+88
+2.3%
minus
 Seas., Rec., or Occ. Use
1,416
1,828
+412
+29.1%
equals
 Year-round Housing Units
2,386
2,062
-324
-13.6%