Hampden County, Massachusetts

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Hampden County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (157th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	462,815	7,044,056	334,922,499	157th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,306	$103,960	$80,734	1101st of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	40.0	38.9	2118th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.3%	47.3%	35.7%	815th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$298,800	$562,100	$332,700	635th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,136	$1,762	$1,413	647th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.3%	10.0%	12.5%	1040th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	5.2%	5.2%	704th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	750.1	903.0	n/a	241st of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.4%	18.0%	14.1%	444th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1148th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.2%	62.5%	65.2%	2893rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	29.1	26.4	1977th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	18.6%	15.1%	1068th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.7%	n/a	n/a	3118th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.9%	45.9%	46.9%	2859th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.5%	n/a	n/a	1152nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27.0%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.8	52.7	61.4

Age in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	40.0	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	184,471	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.8%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.1%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.9%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.3%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	41.6%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,219	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.7%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.1%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.3%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.3%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.5%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	197,591	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.3%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.1%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.6%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.8%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.1%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,455	$5,992	n/a

Education in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.3%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.1%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.1%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.6%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.4%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.0%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampden County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.4%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.7%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.8%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	74.4%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	17.4%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.9%	19.5%	16.7%

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