Longmeadow, MA

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2024 Population

15,696

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.6

0.446% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.1%

4.55% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$149,601

3.43% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$454,100

6.65% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,869

0.794% 1-year decline

About

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.

95.6% of the residents in Longmeadow, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Longmeadow, MA are Bay Path University (789 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Longmeadow, MA was $454,100, and the homeownership rate was 90.1%.

Most people in Longmeadow, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 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 95.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 14% of Longmeadow, MA residents were born outside of the country (2.19k people).

In 2024, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.2k people) in Longmeadow, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 524 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Longmeadow, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Longmeadow, MA was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
13.2k ± 506
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.3k ± 418
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
524 ± 199

2.84%

Hispanic Population

446 people

2.84% of the people in Longmeadow, MA are hispanic (446 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Longmeadow, 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

14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.19k people

13.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.09k people

As of 2024, 14% of Longmeadow, MA residents (2.19k 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 Longmeadow, MA was 13.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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
228 ± 97
Gulf War (2001-)
159 ± 80
Korea
61 ± 43

Longmeadow, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

98.3% of the population of Longmeadow, MA has health coverage, with 61.5% on employee plans, 6.61% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 0.653% 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, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 12.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.71%

Uninsured

61.5%

Employer Coverage

6.61%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

16.3%

Non-Group

0.653%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Longmeadow, MA grew by 23.2% from 1.39% to 1.71%.

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.

Economy

The economy of Longmeadow, MA employs 6.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Longmeadow, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,591 people), Educational Services (872 people), and Finance & Insurance (763 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($250,001), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($150,859), and Finance & Insurance ($147,448).

Employment

Occupations

6.87k

2024 Value

± 588

−0.794%

1 Year decline

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Longmeadow, MA declined at a rate of −0.794%, from 6.92k employees to 6.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Longmeadow, MA, are Management Occupations (1,119 people), Sales & Related Occupations (935 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (813 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Longmeadow, 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

6.87k

2024 Value

± 588

−0.794%

1 Year decline

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Longmeadow, MA declined at a rate of −0.794%, from 6.92k employees to 6.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Longmeadow, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,591 people), Educational Services (872 people), and Finance & Insurance (763 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

$112,547

Median earning men ± $18,522

$71,947

Median earning women ± $11,035

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($172,275), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,973), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($124,933).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($238,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,367), and Public Administration ($96,289).

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 Longmeadow, 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

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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
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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 2024, universities in Longmeadow, MA awarded 789 degrees. The student population of Longmeadow, MA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 181 male students and 2,424 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Longmeadow, MA are White (400 and 51%), Unknown (136 and 17.3%), Hispanic or Latino (127 and 16.2%), and Black or African American (89 and 11.3%).

The largest universities in Longmeadow, MA by number of degrees awarded are Bay Path University (789 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Longmeadow, MA are General Business Administration & Management (64 and 8.11%), General Education (62 and 7.86%), and Occupational Therapy (59 and 7.48%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $37,972.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Longmeadow, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,605 (6.95% men and 93.1% 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 2,605 students enrolled in Longmeadow, MA, 6.95% men and 93.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,393 records, of which 93.9% were women and 6.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Applied Behavior Analysis
58 degrees awarded
Counseling Psychology
52 degrees awarded
Physician Assistant
49 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Longmeadow, MA was Applied Behavior Analysis with 58 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

789 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bay Path University with 789 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 72 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Longmeadow, MA, which is 0.1 times less than the 717 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 400 degrees mean that there were 2.94 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 136 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 ($37,972) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($330) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Longmeadow, MA was $454,100 in 2024, which is 1.36 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $425,800 to $454,100, a 6.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Longmeadow, MA is 90.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Longmeadow, MA have an average commute time of 24.8 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

$454,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,184

$5,069

Median Property Taxes

±$394

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 $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

90.1%

Homeownership

2024

61.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.1% of the housing units in Longmeadow, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Longmeadow, 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.

$149,601

Median Household Income

± $23,950

5.63k

Number of Households

± 541

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.63k households in Longmeadow, MA grew to $149,601 from the previous year's value of $144,639.

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.

0.477

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 (70.2%)
Worked At Home (24.7%)
Carpooled (3.16%)

In 2024, 70.2% of workers in Longmeadow, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.7%) and those who carpooled to work (3.16%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Longmeadow, MA have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.46% 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

4.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Longmeadow, MA (623 out of 15.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. 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 Asian 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.