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Hampshire County, MA

162,502 Population
527.2 square miles 308.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,499 ±$2,701 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$79,969 ±$6,752 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.3% ±2.3% (17,319  ±3,164) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.9 minutes ±1.2 (1,685,975  ±122,963) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent 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

61,802 ±1,787 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (139,847  ±160) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.2% ±1.1% (1,037  ±514) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

67,130 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$380,800 ±$13,998 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

20.6% ±2.2% (33,291  ±3,562.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

95.6% ±4.6% (95,900  ±4,696.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
50.2% ±3.2% (50,348  ±3,279.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about 1.4 times 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

7.8% (12,629  ±2,038) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.9% ±0.9% (6,920  ±1,193) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 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)
6,920 Total veterans ±1,193 6,116 Male ±1,089 804 Female ±590

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