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Agawam, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $319,316 (it was $128,700 in 2000)
Agawam:

$319,316
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $256,249 - $389,081

Total population: 28,616 (Urban population: 26,361, Rural population: 2,255 (70 farm, 2,185 nonfarm))

Houses: 11,659 (11,260 occupied: 8,292 owner occupied, 2,968 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

38%

Housing density: 502 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $294,896.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,080 (lower quartile is $734, upper quartile is $1,371)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,121


Median gross rent in Agawam, MA in 2022: $1,231

Housing units in Agawam with a mortgage: 4,964 (399 second mortgage, 871 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,269

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Agawam, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 448,699
  • In family households: 370,558 (69,901 male householders, 46,060 female householders)
    75,335 spouses, 139,777 children (131,178 natural, 3,169 adopted, 5,430 stepchildren), 9,761 grandchildren, 4,611 brothers or sisters, 4,384 parents, foster children, 5,451 other relatives, 12,672 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 78,141 (28,658 male householders (22,507 living alone)), 35,308 female householders (30,105 living alone)), 14,175 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 14,791 (5,845 institutionalized population)

67,791 married couples with children.
39,215 single-parent households (5,649 men, 33,566 women).

91.4% of residents of Agawam speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,992 (7.0%)
(70.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2091 bedroom
  • 1,9112 bedrooms
  • 4,5183 bedrooms
  • 1,5064 bedrooms
  • 1485+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • 230no bedroom
  • 8501 bedroom
  • 1,4042 bedrooms
  • 3033 bedrooms
  • 1554 bedrooms
  • 265+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Agawam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Agawam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 211no vehicle
  • 2,4591 vehicle
  • 4,1992 vehicles
  • 9983 vehicles
  • 3584 vehicles
  • 675+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Agawam in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Agawam in renter-occupied apartments
  • 461no vehicle
  • 1,5671 vehicle
  • 8412 vehicles
  • 703 vehicles
  • 224 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 1593 rooms
  • 7334 rooms
  • 2,2575 rooms
  • 2,4286 rooms
  • 1,4157 rooms
  • 7808 rooms
  • 5059+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • 1981 room
  • 3112 rooms
  • 5223 rooms
  • 9624 rooms
  • 5225 rooms
  • 2256 rooms
  • 847 rooms
  • 618 rooms
  • 839+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Agawam, MA
  • Agawam, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Agawam, MA in 2022
  • 17,424Less than $10,000
  • 24,780$10,000 to $19,999
  • 18,330$20,000 to $29,999
  • 19,669$30,000 to $39,999
  • 14,411$40,000 to $49,999
  • 13,792$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19,429$60,000 to $74,999
  • 29,918$75,000 to $99,999
  • 22,848$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14,672$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15,094$150,000 to $199,999
  • 17,745$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,474 (9.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 406
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,919
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,669
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,352
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,891
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,052
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,495
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 212
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 280
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 532
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 334
  • 90 or more minutes: 213

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,118 (89.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,000 (6.8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 59 (0.4%)
  • Railroad: 10 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0.0%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 139 (0.9%)
  • Other means: 16 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 321 (2.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Agawam, Massachusetts
  • 1881995 to March 2000
  • 2351990 to 1994
  • 1471985 to 1989
  • 431980 to 1984
  • 751975 to 1979
  • 801970 to 1974
  • 2131965 to 1969
  • 521Before 1965
Ancestries in Agawam, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 6,633 (18.2%)
  • Irish: 5,752 (15.8%)
  • French: 4,839 (13.3%)
  • Polish: 3,614 (9.9%)
  • English: 2,984 (8.2%)
  • French Canadian: 2,909 (8.0%)
  • Other: 2,346 (6.4%)
  • German: 2,143 (5.9%)
  • United States: 1,161 (3.2%)
  • Scottish: 680 (1.9%)
  • Russian: 523 (1.4%)
  • Swedish: 495 (1.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 369 (1.0%)
  • Arab: 356 (1.0%)
  • Greek: 323 (0.9%)
  • Dutch: 200 (0.5%)
  • Portuguese: 180 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 152 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 149 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 147 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 121 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 106 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 88 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 60 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 51 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 48 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 41 (0.1%)
  • Subsaharan African: 23 (0.06%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Italy
Agawam:

16.0% (240)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (28,319)

Canada
Agawam:

14.6% (219)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

United Kingdom
Agawam:

9.7% (145)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Russia
Agawam:

9.5% (143)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (17,449)

Vietnam
Agawam:

5.0% (75)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (30,457)

Germany
Agawam:

4.6% (69)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

Ukraine
Agawam:

4.5% (68)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (8,754)

India
Agawam:

4.5% (67)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (28,086)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Agawam:

3.4% (51)
Massachusetts:

5.1% (39,255)

Poland
Agawam:

3.3% (50)
Massachusetts:

1.8% (13,543)

Other Eastern Europe
Agawam:

2.1% (31)
Massachusetts:

1.6% (12,350)

Ireland
Agawam:

1.9% (28)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (17,987)

Lebanon
Agawam:

1.9% (28)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (6,691)

Portugal
Agawam:

1.7% (26)
Massachusetts:

8.6% (66,627)

Jamaica
Agawam:

1.7% (26)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (12,808)

Japan
Agawam:

1.7% (26)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (8,682)

Costa Rica
Agawam:

1.5% (23)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (1,700)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 21,446
  • Other state: 4,991
  • Northeast: 3,263
  • Midwest: 572
  • South: 766
  • West: 390

66% of Agawam residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 76
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 12
  • 7th and 8th grade: 231
  • 9th grade: 218
  • 10th grade: 178
  • 11th grade: 227
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 227
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,203
  • Less than 1 year of college: 699
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,317
  • Associate degree: 694
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,536
  • Master's degree: 487
  • Professional school degree: 141
  • Doctorate degree: 50
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 44
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 154
  • 7th and 8th grade: 229
  • 9th grade: 183
  • 10th grade: 283
  • 11th grade: 238
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 213
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,166
  • Less than 1 year of college: 949
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,102
  • Associate degree: 1,192
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,502
  • Master's degree: 441
  • Professional school degree: 117
  • Doctorate degree: 49
Educational Attainment for Females
Agawam marital status for males
Agawam marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,573
  • One, attached: 643
  • Two: 848
  • 3 or 4: 488
  • 5 to 9: 700
  • 10 to 19: 469
  • 20 to 49: 543
  • 50 or more: 360
  • Mobile homes: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,154

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%
Year householders moved into residence in Agawam
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Agawam, MA
  • 58.0%Utility gas
  • 28.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 9.9%Electricity
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%Wood
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Agawam, MA
  • 42.1%Utility gas
  • 40.2%Electricity
  • 15.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199
Here:

6.9%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 147
Here:

10.6%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 431
Here:

33.1%
Massachusetts:

48.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability