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Hampden County

Massachusetts · 464,338 residents (2025 est.) · 617 sq mi
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Hampden County is a county of 462,815 people in Massachusetts. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 31% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $298,800. The poverty rate is 16.3%, above the 12.5% national rate.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
462,815
+1%since 2000
from 456,228 in 2000
464,338 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
750 / sq mi
−1%since 2009
from 759 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.0
+10%since 2000
from 36.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
617 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
455K459K463K467K470K19902000201020202024Hampden County
2024463K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(24,313)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(26,121)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(28,242)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(31,548)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(31,660)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.3%(61,414)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(57,623)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(54,920)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.5%(62,451)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(49,962)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(23,765)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(10,796)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,306
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,718 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,219
+96%since 2000
from $19,541 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.8%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.470
+2%since 2010
from 0.459 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services6.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$298,800
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,136
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $535 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 61.9% in 2000
37.8% rent
Vacancy rate
6.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.44 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.2
+1%since 2009
from 4.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74.4%(339,625)
Black7.5%(34,034)
Hispanic / Latino15.2%(69,197)
Asian1.3%(5,835)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.3%(274,463)
Black7.6%(35,228)
Hispanic / Latino27%(125,188)
Asian2.5%(11,580)
Other3.5%(16,356)
Diversity Score
71
+24%since 2009
from 57 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
54
−1%since 2020
from 55 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican21.8%(100,672)
Dominican1.8%(8,371)
Mexican0.7%(3,446)
South American0.7%(3,301)
Guatemalan0.5%(2,483)
Colombian0.2%(1,109)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,054)
Ecuadorian0.2%(841)
Spaniard0.2%(762)
Cuban0.2%(705)
Honduran0.1%(554)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(414)
Uruguayan0.1%(330)
Peruvian0.1%(299)
Argentine0.1%(271)
Chilean0%(231)
Venezuelan0%(155)
Panamanian0%(152)
Bolivian0%(28)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(2,335)
Nepalese0.4%(1,666)
Vietnamese0.3%(1,612)
Chinese0.3%(1,549)
Pakistani0.2%(875)
Cambodian0.1%(671)
Filipino0.1%(488)
Uzbek0.1%(432)
Laotian0.1%(390)
Korean0.1%(287)
Sri Lankan0.1%(263)
Kazakh0%(171)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(122)
Taiwanese0%(92)
Bhutanese0%(83)
Burmese0%(68)
Japanese0%(63)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(166)
Samoan0%(37)
Ancestry
Irish13%(60,307)
Italian8.5%(39,148)
French7.7%(35,813)
Polish7.6%(35,052)
American7.2%(33,421)
English6.3%(28,950)
French Canadian4.1%(18,988)
German4%(18,439)
Portuguese1.9%(8,799)
West Indian1.4%(6,297)
Scottish1.3%(5,891)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(4,090)
Jamaican0.9%(4,010)
Greek0.8%(3,606)
Arab0.7%(3,377)
Swedish0.7%(3,376)
Ukrainian0.7%(3,144)
Canadian0.5%(2,510)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(1,760)
Dutch0.4%(1,755)
Lithuanian0.3%(1,546)
Lebanese0.3%(1,404)
Haitian0.2%(1,108)
Turkish0.2%(1,010)
Iraqi0.2%(940)
Nigerian0.2%(888)
Welsh0.2%(826)
British0.2%(799)
Norwegian0.2%(702)
Armenian0.1%(656)
Somali0.1%(635)
Hungarian0.1%(627)
Slovak0.1%(566)
Czech0.1%(545)
Kenyan0.1%(504)
Finnish0.1%(484)
Austrian0.1%(482)
Brazilian0.1%(442)
Ghanaian0.1%(413)
Romanian0.1%(395)
Syrian0.1%(326)
Danish0.1%(292)
Iranian0.1%(232)
Swiss0%(199)
Barbadian0%(178)
Moroccan0%(153)
Guyanese0%(135)
Ethiopian0%(93)
Croatian0%(77)
Latvian0%(76)
Egyptian0%(75)
Bulgarian0%(65)
Slovene0%(55)
Jordanian0%(39)
Serbian0%(39)
Belgian0%(14)
Israeli0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.3%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 20.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.2%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 79.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.7 min
+61%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.0%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 83.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.5%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
12.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.0%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 10.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.1%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 62.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.4%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
9.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.5%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 15.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2013
from 4.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.0%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 75.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 74.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 17.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married44.4%(82,076)
Married44.5%(82,204)
Widowed2.7%(4,930)
Divorced8.4%(15,502)
Women 15+
Never married39%(77,717)
Married41.2%(82,085)
Widowed8.2%(16,360)
Divorced11.7%(23,265)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2013
from 4.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 52.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
34.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 34.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 62.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
49.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 48.7% 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)19.2%(3,872)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(4,004)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(6,743)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(989)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(616)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 20,195 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hampden County, Massachusetts?

Hampden County, Massachusetts has about 462,815 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hampden County, Massachusetts?

The typical household in Hampden County, Massachusetts earns about $71,306 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hampden County, Massachusetts expensive?

In Hampden County, Massachusetts, the median home is worth about $298,800, and the typical rent is about $1,136 a month.

How educated are people in Hampden County, Massachusetts?

About 29.3% of adults age 25 and over in Hampden County, Massachusetts hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hampden County, Massachusetts?

About 16.3% of people in Hampden County, Massachusetts live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hampden County, Massachusetts grown since 1990?

Yes, Hampden County, Massachusetts has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,505 residents, a change of about 1 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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