Hampden County vs. Berkshire County

	Hampden County (MA)	Berkshire County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	470,406	126,348
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.5%	-3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	463,625	131,275
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	463,490	131,219
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.8%	23.3%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	51.6%
White alone, percent	82.8%	92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.8%	3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.1%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.7%	87.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,372	8,851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	193,870	69,400
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.8%	68.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$203,100	$208,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,581	$1,472
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$637	$603
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$885	$836
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	39.1%	29.6%
Building permits, 2018	291	262
Households, 2014-2018	179,043	55,167
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.5%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	25.6%	8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.1%	80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.3%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.2%	33.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.6%	3.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	714,206	418,665
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,821,997	1,091,372
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,259,393	1,288,923
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,028,915	454,981
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,752,962	1,916,512
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,347	$14,741
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.6	19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,403	$56,674
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,020	$34,287
Persons in poverty, percent	16.7%	11.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,584	3,872
Total employment, 2017	172,044	53,882
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,761,485	2,459,347
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	26,129	10,359
All firms, 2012	30,995	12,740
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,532	7,161
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,576	3,877
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,415	758
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,327	11,434
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,578	1,424
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	26,029	10,296
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	0.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.8%	0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.5%	26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	751.0	141.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	617.14	926.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hampden county (MA) and Berkshire county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.