Longmeadow, MA

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2023 Population

15,724

0.412% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

44.8

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

3.93%

2.39% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$425,800

3.96% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,924

1.08% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Longmeadow, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.21%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.83%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.92%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.7%).

None of the households in Longmeadow, 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.

97.2% of the residents in Longmeadow, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Longmeadow, MA are Bay Path University (833 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Longmeadow, MA was $425,800, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Longmeadow, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Longmeadow, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Longmeadow, MA is home to a population of 15.7k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 13.3% of Longmeadow, MA residents were born outside of the country (2.09k people).

In 2023, there were 13.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.4k people) in Longmeadow, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 977 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 602 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Longmeadow, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.4k ± 509
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
977 ± 327
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
602 ± 203

2.86%

Hispanic Population

450 people

2.86% of the people in Longmeadow, MA are hispanic (450 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Longmeadow, MA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

13.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.09k people

12.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.96k people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
214 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
144 ± 83
Korea
101 ± 49

Longmeadow, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Longmeadow, MA employs 6.92k people. The largest industries in Longmeadow, MA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,578 people), Educational Services (869 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (753 people), and the highest paying industries are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($167,451), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($165,147), and Finance & Insurance ($144,926).

Males in Massachusetts have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $81,902. The income inequality in Massachusetts (measured using the Gini index) is 0.48, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.92k

2023 Value

± 611

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Longmeadow, MA, are Management Occupations (1,098 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (827 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (815 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Longmeadow, 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

6.92k

2023 Value

± 611

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Longmeadow, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,578 people), Educational Services (869 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (753 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Longmeadow, MA, though some of these residents may live in Longmeadow, 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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Median earning men ± N/A

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($170,000), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($167,304), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($121,830).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,304), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,409), and Manufacturing ($103,988).

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

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.

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.

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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 2023, universities in Longmeadow, MA awarded 833 degrees. The student population of Longmeadow, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 184 male students and 2,459 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Longmeadow, MA are White (450 and 54.3%), followed by Unknown (156 and 18.8%), Hispanic or Latino (103 and 12.4%), and Black or African American (81 and 9.78%).

The largest universities in Longmeadow, MA by number of degrees awarded are Bay Path University (833 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Longmeadow, MA are Occupational Therapy (91 and 10.9%), General Business Administration & Management (83 and 9.96%), and Applied Behavior Analysis (59 and 7.08%).

The median tuition cost in Longmeadow, MA for private four year colleges is $37,227.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Longmeadow, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 73.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,643 (6.96% men and 93% 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 2023 there were 2,643 students enrolled in Longmeadow, MA, 6.96% men and 93% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,384 records, of which 94.3% were women and 5.71% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Applied Behavior Analysis
59 degrees awarded
Counseling Psychology
58 degrees awarded
Occupational Therapy
79 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Longmeadow, MA was Applied Behavior Analysis with 59 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Bay Path University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

833 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bay Path University with 833 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 55 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Longmeadow, MA, which is 0.0707 times less than the 778 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 450 degrees mean that there were 2.88 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 156 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 ($37,227) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.17% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.24% 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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Race

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

The median property value in Longmeadow, MA was $425,800 in 2023, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $409,600 to $425,800, a 3.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Longmeadow, MA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Longmeadow, MA have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Longmeadow, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$425,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$24,160

$5,250

Median Property Taxes

±$431

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 Longmeadow, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Longmeadow, 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 Longmeadow, MA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

5.71k

Number of Households

± 550

The following chart displays the households in Longmeadow, 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 Longmeadow, 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 (72.5%)
Worked At Home (21%)
Carpooled (4.68%)

In 2023, 72.5% of workers in Longmeadow, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21%) and those who carpooled to work (4.68%).

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

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Longmeadow, MA have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.21% of the workforce in Longmeadow, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.93% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Longmeadow, MA (597 out of 15.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Longmeadow, MA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

N/A% of the population of Longmeadow, MA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hampden County, MA see 1492 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.471% increase from the previous year (1485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1081 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 94 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,492 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hampden County, MA

Primary care physicians in Hampden County, MA see an average of 1,492 patients per year. This represents a 0.471% increase from the previous year (1,485 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hampden County, MA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 12.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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