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Hampshire County, MA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Springfield, MA
Designated Market Area: Springfield-Holyoke, MA
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 162,588   ( 4,508 from 2010 , 283 from 2020)
Land area: 527.2 square miles
Population density: 308.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:134,169 82.52% 1.5%
Black:4,8692.99% 37.3%
Indian:2790.17% 15.3%
Asian:9,1765.64% 28.1%
2+ races:3,5232.17% 14.4%
Hispanic:10,5726.50% 41.8%
Total non-White:28,41917.48% 30.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,160 6.7
Deaths:3,28510.1
Net Migration: 4,46113.7
Net Immigration: 9833.0
Change in White population:-2,080 -1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:6,588 4.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
158,080
136,24986.19%
3,5472.24%
2420.15%
7,1644.53%
3,0801.95%
7,4554.72%
21,83113.81%

2000
152,251
136,31989.54%
2,7401.80%
2400.16%
5,2253.43%
2,2231.46%
5,2123.42%
15,93210.46%

1990
146,568
135,70292.59%
2,3031.57%
2180.15%
4,5813.13%
n/a
3,7642.57%
10,8667.41%

1980
138,813
133,19395.95%
1,9761.42%
1680.12%
1,3510.97%
n/a
2,0001.44%
5,6204.05%

1970
123,981
121,42797.94%
9320.75%
530.04%
5370.43%
n/a
8830.71%
2,554 2.06%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
11,653 7.7
11,0877.3
8590.6
3,2502.1
-70 -0.0
5,899 3.9
1990's
NumberRate
14,313 9.8
11,2627.7
-528-0.4
1,5861.1
617 0.4
5,066 3.5
1980's
NumberRate
14,751 10.6
10,368 7.5
3,487 2.5
n/a
2,509 1.8
5,246 3.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
9,388 7.6
n/a
11,766 9.5
3,066 2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Hampshire County, MA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.3
23,316 14.3%
139,272 85.7%
29,465 18.1%
61,414
2.16
35,976 58.6%
27,532 76.5%
3,059 8.5%
25,438 41.4%

2010
NumberPercent
36.6
26,766 16.9%
131,314 83.1%
20,022 12.7%
58,702
2.34
34,480 58.7%
26,289 76.2%
3,533 10.2%
24,222 41.3%

2000
NumberPercent
34.5
29,632 19.5%
122,619 80.5%
18,263 12.0%
55,955
2.39
33,879 60.5%
27,009 79.7%
3,106 9.2%
22,076 39.5%

1990
NumberPercent
30.3
28,430 19.4%
118,138 80.6%
16,982 11.6%
49,906
2.55
32,409 64.9%
26,061 80.4%
2,738 8.4%
17,497 35.1%

1980
NumberPercent
27.2
29,604 21.3%
109,209 78.7%
13,829 10.0%
44,257
2.68
30,334 68.5%
25,547 84.2%
2,334 7.7%
13,923 31.5%

2022 Housing Data for Hampshire County, MA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units66,174 
Median Value$344,200 
Occupied61,41492.8%
Vacant4,7607.2%
Owned42,30168.9%
Rented19,11331.1%
Median Rent$1,263 
Single-Family Units43,76666.1%
    Detached39,93560.3%
    Attached3,8315.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units10,10515.3%
Mobile Homes8391.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hampshire County, MA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,6064.2%
$10,000 to $14,9992,4724.0%
$15,000 to $19,9992,0173.3%
$20,000 to $24,9992,3003.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991,9713.2%
$30,000 to $34,9992,0203.3%
$35,000 to $39,9991,8693.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991,8163.0%
$45,000 to $49,9992,2333.6%
$50,000 to $59,9993,6716.0%
$60,000 to $74,9994,7237.7%
$75,000 to $99,9997,32311.9%
$100,000 to $124,9996,72711.0%
$125,000 to $149,9995,8449.5%
$150,000 to $199,9996,23110.1%
$200,000 or more7,59112.4%
Median Household Income84,025 
Per Capita Income43,639 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.109 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,9114.7%
Public Assistance2,0243.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,39112.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed66,77368.4%
Unemployed3,9484.0%
In Armed Forces400.0%
Total Labor Force70,76172.5%
Not in Labor Force26,82427.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector22,18318,41554.6%
Non-Profit3,8128,77830.3%
Self-Employed4,4243,47956.0%
Local Government2,3564,03936.8%
State Government4,2504,57648.2%
Federal Government69173348.5%
Total Private + Self26,60721,89454.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.11,10918,12638.0%
Total37,71640,02048.5%
Pct. Govt.21.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts12,23315.7%
Sales and Office Occupations13,96617.9%
Professional, Technical26,85434.5%
Service Occupations13,08216.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1720.2%
All others11,67115.0%
White Collar 68.2%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services18,84024.2%
Health care and social assistance11,21314.4%
Retail trade7,6129.8%
Manufacturing6,1507.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5,4817.0%
Accommodation and food services5,2046.7%
Construction3,7744.9%
Other services3,2974.2%
Public administration3,0433.9%
Finance and insurance2,6523.4%
Transportation and warehousing2,0242.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,7962.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,7692.3%
Wholesale trade1,2731.6%
Information1,1901.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,0541.4%
Utilities7160.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5680.7%
Management1190.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction310.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hampshire County, MA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,1170.73%
Puerto Rican4,1672.71%
Cuban2090.14%
Dominican6320.41%
Total Central American9220.60%
Costa Rican1450.09%
Guatemalan1310.09%
Honduran1750.11%
Nicaraguan180.01%
Panamanian110.01%
Salvadoran4420.29%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,7151.11%
Argentinean1950.13%
Bolivian300.02%
Chilean650.04%
Colombian5080.33%
Ecuadorian5600.36%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2140.14%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1430.09%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic7780.51%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese2,8861.87%
Indian1,7261.12%
Korean6700.44%
Vietnamese5490.36%
Filipino3180.21%
Cambodian3150.20%
Japanese1790.12%
Taiwanese750.05%
Laotian400.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English130,94888.0%
Spanish5,8423.9%
Other Indo-European3,1452.1%
Chinese2,2301.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,4161.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,3170.9%
Other Asian1,0500.7%
German, other Germanic7800.5%
Other5850.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish27,72518.0%
English18,91712.3%
Polish16,15810.5%
German14,6339.5%
Italian14,3379.3%
French13,7789.0%
French Canadian8,3265.4%
American6,9804.5%
Scottish3,4722.3%
European2,7811.8%
Russian2,7561.8%
Swedish2,1471.4%
Portuguese2,0311.3%
Lithuanian1,7091.1%
Eastern European1,5231.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen147,42495.8%
Not a citizen6,5074.2%
Native140,39691.2%
Foreign-born13,5358.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hampshire County, MA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,678 1.7%3,072 3.1%20,862 20.9%23,855 23.9%24,676 24.7%25,592 25.7%
  Average years of education: 14.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,678 1.7%
9-12 Years 3,072 3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 20,862 20.9%
Some College 23,855 23.9%
Bach. Degree 24,676 24.7%
Grad Degree 25,592 25.7%
Average years of education: 14.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Hampshire County, MA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 80,368 76,221 4,147 5.2% 6.4%
1991 78,373 72,799 5,574 7.1% 8.8%
1992 79,016 73,636 5,380 6.8% 8.8%
1993 78,910 74,547 4,363 5.5% 7.3%
1994 79,578 75,652 3,926 4.9% 6.2%
1995 79,149 75,852 3,297 4.2% 5.5%
1996 79,919 77,190 2,729 3.4% 4.6%
1997 81,631 79,239 2,392 2.9% 4.1%
1998 82,546 80,260 2,286 2.8% 3.4%
1999 83,175 81,060 2,115 2.5% 3.3%
2000 85,354 83,415 1,939 2.3% 2.8%
2001 86,096 83,713 2,383 2.8% 3.8%
2002 87,517 84,433 3,084 3.5% 5.2%
2003 88,080 84,398 3,682 4.2% 5.7%
2004 88,343 84,777 3,566 4.0% 5.1%
2005 87,867 84,341 3,526 4.0% 4.8%
2006 88,342 84,891 3,451 3.9% 4.7%
2007 88,498 85,133 3,365 3.8% 4.5%
2008 88,793 84,929 3,864 4.4% 5.3%
2009 87,434 81,809 5,625 6.4% 8.1%
2010 85,567 79,750 5,817 6.8% 8.1%
2011 85,352 80,106 5,246 6.1% 7.2%
2012 85,790 80,790 5,000 5.8% 6.7%
2013 85,523 80,405 5,118 6.0% 6.6%
2014 87,074 82,496 4,578 5.3% 5.7%
2015 87,374 83,444 3,930 4.5% 4.8%
2016 88,060 84,748 3,312 3.8% 4.0%
2017 88,915 85,778 3,137 3.5% 3.8%
2018 90,133 87,321 2,812 3.1% 3.4%
2019 90,266 87,730 2,536 2.8% 3.0%
2020 85,661 79,477 6,184 7.2% 8.9%
2021 89,213 85,169 4,044 4.5% 5.5%
2022 89,177 86,161 3,016 3.4% 3.8%
2023 88,097 85,499 2,598 2.9% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com