Worcester County vs. Hampden County

	Worcester County (MA)	Hampden County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	830,839	470,406
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.1%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	798,383	463,625
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	798,552	463,490
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.7%
White alone, percent	85.9%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.0%	10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.9%	26.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.1%	61.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	44,391	26,372
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	336,485	193,870
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$269,900	$203,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,891	$1,581
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$715	$637
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,027	$885
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.7%	39.1%
Building permits, 2018	1,596	291
Households, 2014-2018	307,294	179,043
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	25.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.0%	77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.9%	27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.2%	3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.4%	61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.5%	57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,266,930	714,206
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,350,013	3,821,997
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,475,792	6,259,393
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,126,758	6,028,915
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,916,535	5,752,962
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,541	$12,347
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.2	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,895	$53,403
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,169	$29,020
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	18,451	9,584
Total employment, 2017	305,842	172,044
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,397,755	7,761,485
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	56,134	26,129
All firms, 2012	61,953	30,995
Men-owned firms, 2012	36,840	18,532
Women-owned firms, 2012	19,245	9,576
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,583	5,415
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	52,298	24,327
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,519	3,578
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	52,634	26,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	528.6	751.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,510.77	617.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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