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Hampden County
Hampden County, Massachusetts
At a Glance
Population 465,825 County Seat Hampden County Court House State FIPS 25 County FIPS 013 Num Towns 14 Census-Designated Places 7 Total Town Population 385,500 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 464,575 Median Age 39.5 Veterans 22,488 Housing Units 196,957 Uninsured 2,678 Net Migration (recent) -3,665 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 9,398 Total Employees 168,312 Avg Annual Pay $62,834 Median Household Income $66,619 Poverty Rate 15.8% Unemployment Rate 6.2% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $69,945 Federal Spending FY2024 $3,122,571,310 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,703
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $258,100 Median Rent $1,051 FMR Studio $1,044 FMR 1BR $1,205 FMR 2BR $1,496 FMR 3BR $1,823 FMR 4BR $2,037
Health & Safety
Hospitals 98 EMS Stations 42 Fire Stations 42 Police Stations 42 Adult Smoking 15.9% Adult Obesity 35.8% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 46.7 Air Quality Good Days 290
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 29.35 Electric Customers 2924535 Towns with Broadband Data 14 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 14
Community
Churches 269 Libraries 23 Historic Places (NRHP) 171 Homeless Population 3,018 Schools 249 SNAP Stores 461 Bank Branches 92
Agriculture
Total Farms 9 Land in Farms (acres) 262 Avg Farm Size (acres) 29.1 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE LEE 2023-09-15 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-27 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2013-04-19 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-28 DR SEVERE STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2012-01-06 EM SEVERE STORM 2011-11-01 DR TROPICAL STORM IRENE 2011-09-03 EM HURRICANE IRENE 2011-08-26 DR SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES 2011-06-15
Detailed Topics
Communities in Hampden County
Springfield — pop 155,929Chicopee — pop 55,560Westfield — pop 40,834Holyoke — pop 38,238West Springfield Town — pop 28,835Agawam Town — pop 28,692Longmeadow — pop 15,853Palmer Town — pop 12,448Wilbraham — pop 4,003Monson Center — pop 1,952Holland — pop 1,551Russell — pop 690Chester — pop 552Blandford — pop 363
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
