Hampshire County vs. Hampden County

	Hampshire County (MA)	Hampden County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	161,355	470,406
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	158,056	463,625
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	158,080	463,490
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	14.7%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	53.3%	51.7%
White alone, percent	88.0%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.8%	26.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.4%	61.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,323	26,372
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	64,057	193,870
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.8%	60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$277,200	$203,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,779	$1,581
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$710	$637
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,083	$885
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	32.6%	39.1%
Building permits, 2018	368	291
Households, 2014-2018	58,665	179,043
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.0%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	25.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.4%	77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.4%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	2.8%	3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.8%	61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	264,441	714,206
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	875,918	3,821,997
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,096,283	6,259,393
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,806,978	6,028,915
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,749,972	5,752,962
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,951	$12,347
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.2	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,044	$53,403
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,605	$29,020
Persons in poverty, percent	11.1%	16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,585	9,584
Total employment, 2017	50,556	172,044
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,945,669	7,761,485
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-18.9%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,521	26,129
All firms, 2012	16,416	30,995
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,143	18,532
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,666	9,576
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,011	5,415
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,937	24,327
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,569	3,578
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,216	26,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.7%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	299.8	751.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	527.26	617.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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