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Hampden County, MA

460,291 Population
617 square miles 746 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,635 ±$1,834 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,997 ±$4,435 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.9% ±1.7% (79,995  ±7,522) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.1 minutes ±0.8 (4,559,385  ±216,990) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

184,698 ±2,296 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (447,758  ±189) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 † 6,760,613 (±,198.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±1.1% (4,470  ±1,182) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

197,644 ±102 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$302,100 ±$7,268 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.4% ±1.3% (38,229  ±5,951.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

86.8% ±2.8% (278,087  ±8,884.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
28.8% ±1.7% (92,283  ±5,325.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.6% ±11,578.5% (44,156  ±5,953) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% † 1,263,580 (±1,432.1% / ±22,521)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.2% ±0.7% (18,762  ±2,452) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
18,762 Total veterans ±2,452 18,112 Male ±2,466 650 Female ±318

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