CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chicopee

Massachusetts · 56,632 residents · 22.9 sq mi

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Chicopee is home to 56,632 people in Massachusetts. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 22%. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $113,200.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

56,632

+4%vs 2000

vs 54,653 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202455K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(3,540)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(3,656)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(3,200)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(3,769)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(4,331)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(9,647)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(7,562)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(5,517)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(5,675)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(6,036)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(2,871)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(828)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,905

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,672 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,525

−27%vs 2000

vs $18,646 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$113,200

+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $102,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$452

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $530 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.3% in 2000

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(47,478)

Black2%(1,078)

Hispanic / Latino8.8%(4,790)

Asian0.9%(473)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(54,133)

Black1.9%(1,077)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(2,025)

Asian0.5%(299)

Other2%(1,123)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican23%(12,693)

Dominican1.6%(887)

Central American0.8%(437)

Honduran0.6%(324)

South American0.4%(240)

Spaniard0.3%(179)

Mexican0.3%(150)

Colombian0.2%(135)

Cuban0.2%(110)

Peruvian0.1%(63)

Salvadoran0.1%(52)

Panamanian0.1%(32)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(29)

Ecuadorian0%(26)

Chilean0%(16)

Asian origin

Uzbek0.7%(405)

Cambodian0.5%(290)

Chinese0.1%(73)

Asian Indian0.1%(65)

Vietnamese0.1%(44)

Taiwanese0.1%(40)

Korean0.1%(36)

Thai0%(19)

Filipino0%(4)

Ancestry

Polish13.9%(7,692)

French12%(6,639)

Irish11.2%(6,212)

French Canadian7.4%(4,075)

English6.3%(3,485)

Italian6%(3,304)

American4.2%(2,341)

German4.2%(2,303)

Portuguese1.7%(941)

Subsaharan African1.6%(901)

Scottish1.3%(707)

Swedish1%(537)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.9%(490)

Canadian0.8%(468)

Greek0.8%(426)

Dutch0.7%(382)

Nigerian0.7%(379)

West Indian0.5%(304)

Arab0.5%(251)

Lithuanian0.4%(221)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(188)

Kenyan0.3%(164)

Jamaican0.3%(146)

Ukrainian0.2%(132)

British0.2%(113)

Iranian0.2%(106)

Ghanaian0.2%(90)

Finnish0.1%(75)

Iraqi0.1%(71)

Slovak0.1%(59)

Moroccan0.1%(57)

Haitian0.1%(41)

Croatian0.1%(38)

Romanian0.1%(37)

Armenian0.1%(36)

Norwegian0.1%(35)

Welsh0.1%(33)

Lebanese0.1%(30)

Czech0.1%(28)

Brazilian0%(26)

Swiss0%(26)

Danish0%(25)

Hungarian0%(23)

Latvian0%(12)

Egyptian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Polish population · Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.3%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.9%(10,016)

Married39.5%(8,622)

Widowed2.9%(636)

Divorced11.8%(2,571)

Women 15+

Never married37.8%(9,379)

Married36.1%(8,959)

Widowed10.9%(2,706)

Divorced15.2%(3,780)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2013

from 3.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.3%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)23.3%(707)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(948)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(878)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(144)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,032 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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