Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Interactive maps and statistics for Hampshire County, Massachusetts: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Massachusetts and the United States.

Hampshire County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (81st of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	162,028	7,044,056	334,922,499	427th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,001	$103,960	$80,734	372nd of 3,221
Median Age	37.4	40.0	38.9	2689th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.6%	47.3%	35.7%	81st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$390,300	$562,100	$332,700	315th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,388	$1,762	$1,413	328th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.0%	12.5%	2129th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	5.2%	5.2%	1229th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	307.3	903.0	n/a	491st of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.4%	18.0%	14.1%	529th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.3	n/a	n/a	241st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.8%	62.5%	65.2%	2510th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	29.1	26.4	1852nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.4%	18.6%	15.1%	200th of 3,222
Uninsured	2.5%	n/a	n/a	3132nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.7%	45.9%	46.9%	2417th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.1%	n/a	n/a	371st 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 Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.4%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	34.4	52.7	61.4

Age in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	37.4	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	14.2%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	23.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	62,114	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.6%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.2%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	44.5%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,568	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.6%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.3%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.2%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.0%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	66,786	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.3%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.4%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.0%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.2%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.7%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,589	$5,992	n/a

Education in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.5%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.3%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.0%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	27.6%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.5%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.5%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.8%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.4%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.2%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.5%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.6%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.9%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.1%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.2%	19.5%	16.7%

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