Hampden County vs. Hampshire County

	Hampden County (MA)	Hampshire County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	470,406	161,355
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.5%	2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	463,625	158,056
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	463,490	158,080
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	3.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	14.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.8%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	53.3%
White alone, percent	82.8%	88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.8%	3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	5.8%
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%	5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.7%	83.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,372	8,323
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	8.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	193,870	64,057
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.8%	65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$203,100	$277,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,581	$1,779
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$637	$710
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$885	$1,083
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	39.1%	32.6%
Building permits, 2018	291	368
Households, 2014-2018	179,043	58,665
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.5%	79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	25.6%	12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.1%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.3%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.2%	46.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.6%	2.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	714,206	264,441
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,821,997	875,918
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,259,393	1,096,283
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,028,915	1,806,978
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,752,962	1,749,972
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,347	$10,951
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.6	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,403	$67,044
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,020	$33,605
Persons in poverty, percent	16.7%	11.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,584	3,585
Total employment, 2017	172,044	50,556
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,761,485	1,945,669
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	-18.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	26,129	13,521
All firms, 2012	30,995	16,416
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,532	9,143
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,576	5,666
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,415	1,011
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,327	14,937
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,578	1,569
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	26,029	14,216
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	1.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.5%	32.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	751.0	299.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	617.14	527.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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