Northampton, MA

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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 Poverty Rate

12.5%

10.7% 1-year increase

About

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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.

The largest universities in Northampton, MA are Smith College (1,011 degrees awarded in 2023) and Conway School of Landscape Design (18 degrees).

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 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Northampton, MA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Northampton, MA are , 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

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northampton, MA, are . 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.

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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northampton, MA, are . 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

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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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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.

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 Northampton, MA awarded 1,029 degrees. The student population of Northampton, MA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Northampton, MA are White (515 and 59.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (143 and 16.6%), Asian (75 and 8.68%), and Two or More Races (54 and 6.25%).

The largest universities in Northampton, MA by number of degrees awarded are Smith College (1,011 and 98.3%) and Conway School of Landscape Design (18 and 1.75%).

The most popular majors in Northampton, MA are Social Work (121 and 11.8%), Other Research & Experimental Psychology (80 and 7.77%), and Data Science, General (62 and 6.03%).

The median tuition cost in Northampton, MA for private four year colleges is $61,260.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2023 in Northampton, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 19.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,848 (2.21% men and 97.8% 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

In 2023 there were 2,848 students enrolled in Northampton, MA, 2.21% men and 97.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,542 records, of which 96.8% were women and 3.24% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Research & Experimental Psychology
80 degrees awarded
Data Science, General
62 degrees awarded
General Political Science & Government
60 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Northampton, MA was Other Research & Experimental Psychology with 80 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Smith College
1,011 degrees awarded
Conway School of Landscape Design
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Smith College with 1,011 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 37 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Northampton, MA, which is 0.0373 times less than the 992 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 515 degrees mean that there were 3.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 143 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($61,260) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($308) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($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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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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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 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Northampton, MA is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Northampton, MA was Census Tract 8222 with a value of $97,375, followed by Census Tract 8220 and Census Tract 8217, with respective values of $93,889 and $92,303.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 8222
Census Tract 8220
Census Tract 8217

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Northampton, MA was Census Tract 8222 with a value of $97,375, followed by Census Tract 8220 and Census Tract 8217, with respective values of $93,889 and $92,303.

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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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

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This chart shows the number of workers in Northampton, MA 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, N/A% 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

2 cars

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 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northampton, MA (3.17k out of 25.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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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.

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

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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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