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West Springfield Town city, Hampden County, MA

28,635 Population
16.7 square miles 1,711.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Hampden County: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6465%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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72%White4%†Black0%†Native6%†Asian0%Islander1%†Other3%†Two+13%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$41,433 ±$2,388 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Hampden County: $37,810 ±$633
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$70,401 ±$8,099 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Hampden County: $70,535 ±$1,145
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

10.4% ±2.4% (2,981  ±688) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hampden County: 15.7% 70,787 (±0.7% / ±3,315)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty10%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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18.8 minutes ±0.7 (250,370  ±16,156) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Hampden County: 22.9 4,394,490 (±0.2 / ±76,278)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

12,598 ±513 Number of households
  • Hampden County: 184,217 ±840
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.3 ±0.1 (28,512  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Hampden County: 2.4 449,657 (±0 / ±123)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

Population by household type

Married couples58%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married46%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale41%†Female35%†
Now marriedMale48%Female45%
DivorcedMale9%†Female12%†
WidowedMale2%†Female8%†
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4.2% ±2.8% (297  ±198) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hampden County: 5.1% † 5,571 (±0.7% / ±732)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-193%†20-2411%†25-2910%†30-354%†35-390%40-440%45-50
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Housing

13,095 ±549 Number of housing units
  • Hampden County: 197,210 ±122
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied59%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit56%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$307,900 ±$15,737 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Hampden County: $276,300 ±$2,749
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

12.3% ±3.8% (3,504  ±1,088.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Hampden County: 8.6% 39,308 (±0.5% / ±2,378)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

91% ±4.8% (18,884  ±1,156.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Hampden County: 87.2% 278,861 (±1.3% / ±4,284.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
34.9% ±3.3% (7,248  ±715.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Hampden County: 28.9% 92,525 (±0.8% / ±2,397.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

Population by highest level of education

9%†No degree29%†High school27%†Some college21%†Bachelor's14%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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18.1% ±3.4% (5,193  ±979) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Hampden County: 9.4% 43,693
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

5.9% ±1.2% (1,363  ±268) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Hampden County: 5.7% 20,944 (±0.3% / ±1,109)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)

Veterans by wartime service

6†WWII30†Korea409†Vietnam265†Gulf (1990s)307†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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1,363 Total veterans ±268 1,301 Male ±248 62 Female ±54

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for West Springfield Town city, Hampden County, MA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US2501377890-west-springfield-town-city-hampden-county-ma/>