Holyoke, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population

37,813

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

2.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27%

13.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,605

3.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$274,100

7.36% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,300

4.28% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Holyoke, 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.

97.3% of the residents in Holyoke, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Holyoke, MA are Holyoke Community College (656 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Holyoke, MA was $274,100, and the homeownership rate was 41.3%.

Most people in Holyoke, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Holyoke, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Holyoke, MA is home to a population of 37.8k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.22% of Holyoke, MA residents were born outside of the country (2.35k people).

In 2024, there were 2.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16k people) in Holyoke, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.97k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 5.62k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Holyoke, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Holyoke, MA was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Holyoke, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16k ± 861
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
7.97k ± 1.08k
Other (Hispanic)
5.62k ± 957

52.4%

Hispanic Population

19.8k people

52.4% of the people in Holyoke, MA are hispanic (19.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Holyoke, 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

China
103,356 ± 7,834 people
Brazil
101,793 ± 7,776 people
Dominican Republic
101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

Foreign-Born Population

6.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.35k people

6.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.41k people

As of 2024, 6.22% of Holyoke, MA residents (2.35k 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 Holyoke, MA was 6.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
518 ± 147
Gulf War (2001-)
200 ± 85
Korea
185 ± 90

Holyoke, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.59 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Holyoke, MA employs 15.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Holyoke, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,535 people), Educational Services (1,918 people), and Retail Trade (1,786 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($87,805), Public Administration ($79,190), and Construction ($72,852).

Employment

Occupations

15.3k

2024 Value

± 1,001

−4.28%

1 Year decline

± 9.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Holyoke, MA declined at a rate of −4.28%, from 16k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Holyoke, MA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,775 people), Production Occupations (1,496 people), and Management Occupations (1,376 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Holyoke, 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

15.3k

2024 Value

± 1,001

−4.28%

1 Year decline

± 9.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Holyoke, MA declined at a rate of −4.28%, from 16k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Holyoke, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,535 people), Educational Services (1,918 people), and Retail Trade (1,786 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Holyoke, MA, though some of these residents may live in Holyoke, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,576

Median earning men ± $2,151

$40,159

Median earning women ± $2,539

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,583), Construction ($69,322), and Manufacturing ($60,476).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($75,515), Public Administration ($67,059), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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

Voting results are not available for Holyoke, 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.

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

In 2023, universities in Holyoke, MA awarded 656 degrees. The student population of Holyoke, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,277 male students and 2,429 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Holyoke, MA are White (414 and 63.4%), Hispanic or Latino (135 and 20.7%), Black or African American (37 and 5.67%), and Two or More Races (27 and 4.13%).

The largest universities in Holyoke, MA by number of degrees awarded are Holyoke Community College (656 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Holyoke, MA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (122 and 18.6%), General Business Administration & Management (62 and 9.45%), and Registered Nursing (52 and 7.93%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,706 students enrolled in Holyoke, MA, 34.5% men and 65.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,881 records, of which 62.6% were women and 37.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
122 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
62 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
52 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Holyoke, MA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 122 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Holyoke Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

656 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Holyoke Community College with 656 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 206 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Holyoke, MA, which is 0.458 times less than the 450 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 414 degrees mean that there were 3.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 135 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

Public, 2-year ($5,520) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($290) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) 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 Holyoke, MA was $274,100 in 2024, which is 0.824 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,300 to $274,100, a 7.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Holyoke, MA is 41.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Holyoke, MA have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Holyoke, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$274,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,570

$6,446

Median Property Taxes

±$573

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

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

Rent vs Own

41.3%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.3% of the housing units in Holyoke, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 41.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Holyoke, 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.

$53,605

Median Household Income

± $3,395

15.6k

Number of Households

± 962

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.6k households in Holyoke, MA grew to $53,605 from the previous year's value of $51,892.

The following chart displays the households in Holyoke, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (72.6%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (8.15%)

In 2024, 72.6% of workers in Holyoke, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.15%).

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

19.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Holyoke, MA have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.981% of the workforce in Holyoke, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Holyoke, MA (9.98k out of 36.9k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

95.7% of the population of Holyoke, MA has health coverage, with 28.2% on employee plans, 46.4% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 9.5% on non-group plans, and 0.879% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.31%

Uninsured

28.2%

Employer Coverage

46.4%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

9.5%

Non-Group

0.879%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Holyoke, MA grew by 5.03% from 4.1% to 4.31%.

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

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