Chicopee, MA

Census Place

2024 Population

55,295

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.9

1.95% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.3%

13.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,615

6.44% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Chicopee, MA is home to a population of 55.3k people, from which 96.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.24% of Chicopee, MA residents were born outside of the country (5.11k people).

In 2024, there were 6.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.2k people) in Chicopee, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.46k Other (Hispanic) and 5.07k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%

2024 Citizenship

96.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Chicopee, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chicopee, MA was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chicopee, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chicopee, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
35.2k ± 1.42k
Other (Hispanic)
5.46k ± 1.02k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
5.07k ± 1.07k

27.1%

Hispanic Population

15k people

27.1% of the people in Chicopee, MA are hispanic (15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chicopee, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

Brazil
108,593 ± 8,028 people
Dominican Republic
106,391 ± 7,947 people
China
103,416 ± 7,837 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was Brazil, the natal country of 108,593 Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 106,391 and China with 103,416.

Foreign-Born Population

9.24%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.11k people

9.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.35k people

As of 2024, 9.24% of Chicopee, MA residents (5.11k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chicopee, MA was 9.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chicopee, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
834 ± 271
Gulf War (2001-)
707 ± 254
Gulf War (1990s)
659 ± 297

Chicopee, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chicopee, MA.

Economy

The economy of Chicopee, MA employs 26.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chicopee, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,546 people), Manufacturing (2,918 people), and Retail Trade (2,875 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($85,536), Finance & Insurance ($82,607), and Information ($80,258).

Employment

Occupations

26.1k

2024 Value

± 1,529

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 8.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chicopee, MA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 26.6k employees to 26.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chicopee, MA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,284 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,134 people), and Management Occupations (1,954 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chicopee, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

26.1k

2024 Value

± 1,529

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 8.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chicopee, MA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 26.6k employees to 26.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chicopee, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,546 people), Manufacturing (2,918 people), and Retail Trade (2,875 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chicopee, MA, though some of these residents may live in Chicopee, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,528

Median earning men ± $3,495

$44,410

Median earning women ± $2,778

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($159,205), Public Administration ($71,550), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,254).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,475), Public Administration ($66,331), and Construction ($53,710).

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

Voting results are not available for Chicopee, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

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.

Education

The student population of Chicopee, MA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 334 male students and 934 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Chicopee, MA are White (230 and 48.3%), Unknown (91 and 19.1%), Black or African American (70 and 14.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (58 and 12.2%).

The largest universities in Chicopee, MA by number of degrees awarded are College of Our Lady of the Elms (480 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Chicopee, MA are Registered Nursing (99 and 20.6%), Nursing Education (45 and 9.38%), and Nursing Practice (31 and 6.46%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $41,300.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Chicopee, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,268 (26.3% men and 73.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,268 students enrolled in Chicopee, MA, 26.3% men and 73.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 569 records, of which 76.3% were women and 23.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
99 degrees awarded
Social Work
30 degrees awarded
Computer & Information Systems Security
19 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Chicopee, MA was Registered Nursing with 99 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

480 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Our Lady of the Elms with 480 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 114 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Chicopee, MA, which is 0.311 times less than the 366 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 230 degrees mean that there were 2.53 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 91 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($41,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,025) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chicopee, MA was $274,500 in 2024, which is 0.825 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $251,800 to $274,500, a 9.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Chicopee, MA is 55.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chicopee, MA have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chicopee, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$274,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,830

$13,611

Median Property Taxes

±$936

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 Chicopee, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

55.7%

Homeownership

2024

58.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.7% of the housing units in Chicopee, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,615

Median Household Income

± $6,340

24.4k

Number of Households

± 1,378

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.4k households in Chicopee, MA declined from $62,615 from the previous year's value of $66,927.

The following chart displays the households in Chicopee, 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 Chicopee, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.477

2024 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2024, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.306% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (9.05%)
Worked At Home (8.05%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Chicopee, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.05%) and those who worked at home (8.05%).

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

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chicopee, MA have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.94% of the workforce in Chicopee, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chicopee, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chicopee, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chicopee, MA (9.44k out of 54.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chicopee, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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