West Springfield is home to 28,772 people in Massachusetts. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 33%. Density works out to 1,720 people per square mile. The average commute runs 19 minutes. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The median household earns $69,371, about 16% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,371, below the US median
West Springfield's population equals 6.2% of Hampden County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 12% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.5% 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)21.9%(328)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(238)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(488)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.8%(102)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,500 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
West Springfield, decade by decade
West Springfield 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
28,391
$73,882
$303,251
25.9%
39.5
2020
28,835
$66,076
$285,072
32.4%
57.0
2024
28,772
$69,371
$321,500
34.0%
57.9
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.
