Northampton, MA

Census Place

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2023 Population

28,640

1.4% 1-year growth

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.7

1.88% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

14,626

2.25% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Northampton, MA had a population of 28.6k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Northampton, MA grew from 28,245 to 28,640, a 1.4% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Northampton, 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.

Most people in Northampton, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Northampton, MA was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Northampton, MA employs 14.6k people. The largest industries in Northampton, MA are Educational Services (3,788 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,290 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,502 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($107,679), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,696), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,431).

Employment

Occupations

14.6k

2023 Value

± 861

2.25%

1 Year growth

± 7.88%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Northampton, MA grew at a rate of 2.25%, from 14.3k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northampton, MA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,182 people), Management Occupations (1,513 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,404 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Northampton, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.6k

2023 Value

± 861

2.25%

1 Year growth

± 7.88%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Northampton, MA grew at a rate of 2.25%, from 14.3k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northampton, MA, are Educational Services (3,788 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,290 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,502 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Northampton, MA, though some of these residents may live in Northampton, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,429

Median earning men ± $7,009

$45,531

Median earning women ± $6,263

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,923), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,964), and Public Administration ($72,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,328), Wholesale Trade ($74,205), and Public Administration ($68,625).

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.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

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

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2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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

In 2022, universities in Northampton, MA awarded 964 degrees. The student population of Northampton, MA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 59 male students and 2,832 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Northampton, MA are White (483 and 58.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (119 and 14.5%), Asian (90 and 10.9%), and Black or African American (44 and 5.35%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 2,891 students enrolled in Northampton, MA, 2.04% men and 98% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,518 records, of which 97.4% were women and 2.64% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Political Science & Government
76 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
46 degrees awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology
44 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Northampton, MA was General Political Science & Government with 76 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Northampton, MA according to their major.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 30 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Northampton, MA, which is 0.0321 times less than the 934 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 483 degrees mean that there were 4.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 119 degrees awarded.

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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.35M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.03M).

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

People in Northampton, MA have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Northampton, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

57.7%

Homeownership

2023

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 57.7% of the housing units in Northampton, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Northampton, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

12.5k

Number of Households

± 780

In N/A, the median household income of the 12.5k households in Northampton, MA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Northampton, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Northampton, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2021 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2022, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.047% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (59.7%)
Worked At Home (21.9%)
Walked (8.7%)

In 2023, 59.7% of workers in Northampton, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who walked to work (8.7%).

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

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Northampton, MA have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.816% of the workforce in Northampton, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Northampton, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Northampton, MA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northampton, MA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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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.

Social Needs

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

98.4% of the population of Northampton, MA has health coverage, with 51.1% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 17.6% on non-group plans, and 0.697% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.56%

Uninsured

51.1%

Employer Coverage

15.6%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

17.6%

Non-Group

0.697%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Northampton, MA declined by 14.1% from 1.81% to 1.56%.

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

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