COMPARING TWO PLACES
Russell vs Holyoke
PLACE A
Russell, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Russell is 99% smaller than Holyoke. Russell earns more, with a median household income $53,201 higher. Holyoke has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -12%).
RUSSELLHOLYOKEDIFFERENCE
Total population48738,023−99% vs Holyoke
Population density2121,796−1,585
Population growth-12.2%-4.1%−8.1 pts
Median age45.040.0+5.0
Male48.3%48.5%−0.3 pts
Female51.7%51.5%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.0%42.3%+49.7 pts
Black0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%52.4%−50.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other6.4%2.0%+4.3 pts
Median household income$106,806$53,605+$53,201
Per capita income$50,642$31,236+$19,406
Poverty rate7.0%27.0%−20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3330.485−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%25.9%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree12.4%10.1%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Labor force participation55.1%54.4%+0.7 pts
Median home value$302,800$274,100+$28,700
Median gross rent$825$1,021−$196
Owner-occupied86.4%41.3%+45.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.6%8.4%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households30.3%47.7%−17.4 pts
Average commute28.919.3+9.7
Worked from home6.3%11.1%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024