Hampden County, MA

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US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Property Value

$276,300

7.05% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Hampden County, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Hampden County, MA was $276,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Hampden County, MA borders Hartford County, CT, Litchfield County, CT, Tolland County, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, and Worcester County, MA.

About the photo: Historic 1874 Hampden County Courthouse in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Economy

The economy of Hampden County, MA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Hampden County, MA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hampden County, MA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hampden County, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hampden County, MA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hampden County, MA, though some of these residents may live in Hampden County, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($82,926), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,136), and Information ($72,200).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,340), Public Administration ($65,516), and Construction ($55,129).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Retail Trade
633
Construction
583
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.51M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.13M
Manufacturing
$981k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hampden County, MA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.5%), followed by Other (2.06%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39.5%)
Republican Party
Other (2.06%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hampden County, MA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.5%), followed by Other (2.06%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hampden County, MA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hampden County, MA was $276,300 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $258,100 to $276,300, a 7.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Hampden County, MA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$276,300

Median Property Value 2023

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hampden County, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hampden County, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Hampden County, MA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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184k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Hampden County, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hampden County, MA is from Hampden County, MA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Hampden County, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Hampden County, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 24.8% of the children was living in poverty in Hampden County, MA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hampden County, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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