Agawam is home to 28,539 people in Massachusetts. At a median age of 47.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 18% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.7%, under the national 12.5%. There are 1,224 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,421, near the US median
Agawam's population equals 6.2% of Hampden County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(301)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(245)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(499)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.8%(38)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,369 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Agawam, decade by decade
Agawam population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
28,438
$90,147
$328,857
25.6%
18.0
2020
28,692
$87,747
$282,890
35.3%
32.7
2024
28,539
$85,421
$311,600
34.0%
31.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
