Hampshire County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 133,56583.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,4305.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8,9015.5%Asian alone
  • 5,5243.4%Two or more races
  • 2,9491.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2890.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1220.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 500.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $317,117

Here:	$317,117
State:	$507,994

Townhouses or other attached units: $248,994

Here:	$248,994
State:	$489,464

In 2-unit structures: $281,305

Here:	$281,305
State:	$533,120

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $334,043

Here:	$334,043
State:	$552,437

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,278

Here:	$212,278
State:	$518,368

Mobile homes: $72,097

Here:	$72,097
State:	$103,666

Health of residents in Hampshire County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Hampshire County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $4,669 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,420 (1.6%)

Area name: Springfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hampshire County is $629 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $799 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $956 a month.

Cities in this county include: Amherst, Northampton, South Hadley, Amherst Center, Easthampton Town, Easthampton, Ware, North Amherst, Southampton, South Amherst.

2018 air pollution in Hampshire County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allegan County, Michigan , Bear Lake County, Idaho , Black Hawk County, Iowa , Ontario County, New York , Jones County, Iowa .

Current college students: 29,423
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 14,116 (51.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6,0652010 or later
• 3,6932000 to 2009
• 2,1331990 to 1999
• 2,5271980 to 1989
• 8631970 to 1979
• 2,306Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 39,854
• One, attached: 3,857
• Two: 5,118
• 3 or 4: 5,079
• 5 to 9: 3,797
• 10 to 19: 2,661
• 20 to 49: 1,965
• 50 or more: 967
• Mobile homes: 1,062

Housing units in Hampshire County with a mortgage: 25,543 (404 second mortgage, 4,179 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,025

Religion statistics for Hampshire County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hampshire County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Massachusetts Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4496, Natural disaster type: Other
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3343: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3343, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Massachusetts Severe Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4051: January 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4051, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Storm
• Massachusetts Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4028: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4028, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 11, 2011 to January 12, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1959: March 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1959, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1813: January 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1813, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3296: December 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 3296, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.79% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($53,297 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($304 average AGI)

Hampshire County:	0.04%
Massachusetts average:	0.05%

4.17% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($29,563 average AGI)
2.58% relocated from other states ($23,430 average AGI)

Hampshire County:	2.58%
Massachusetts average:	2.35%

from Hampden County, MA	2.24% ($46,371 average AGI)
from Franklin County, MA	0.70% ($42,432)
from Worcester County, MA	0.34% ($47,054)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.29% ($68,366)
from Hartford County, CT	0.17% ($54,301)
from Berkshire County, MA	0.15% ($35,169)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.12% ($45,446)

7.39% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($51,927 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)

Hampshire County:	0.06%
Massachusetts average:	0.08%

4.25% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($25,897 average AGI)
3.08% relocated to other states ($25,697 average AGI)

Hampshire County:	3.08%
Massachusetts average:	2.86%

to Hampden County, MA	2.14% ($44,170 average AGI)
to Franklin County, MA	0.79% ($43,790)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.34% ($45,114)
to Worcester County, MA	0.31% ($43,043)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.21% ($49,250)
to Hartford County, CT	0.15% ($66,269)
to Berkshire County, MA	0.13% ($38,278)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hampshire County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 27,674 (7,248 living alone), Female householders: 32,328 (10,452 living alone)

• 27,449 spouses (26,809 opposite-sex spouses), 4,600 unmarried partners, (4,174 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 31,970 children (30,195 natural, 868 adopted, 907 stepchildren), 1,877 grandchildren, 318 brothers or sisters, 1,256 parents, 49 foster children, 1,367 other relatives, 8,189 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 23,753

Size of family households: 17,348 2-persons, 7,939 3-persons, 6,960 4-persons, 2,124 5-persons, 577 6-persons, 246 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,700 1-person, 4,406 2-persons, 1,391 3-persons, 1,311 4-persons.

14,605 married couples with children.
5,814 single-parent households (1,320 men, 4,494 women).

87.0% of residents of Hampshire speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $842,836,000 ($5,477 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $88,079,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $302,026,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $169,354,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,543,000
Federal grants: $211,293,000
Federal procurement contracts: $72,710,000 ($56,220,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $85,910,000 ($11,239,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $69,296,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,339,000
Federal Government insurance: $62,393,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.29 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)

• Year house built in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• 1,5342014 or later
• 1,1692010 to 2013
• 3,8762000 to 2009
• 7,1581990 to 1999
• 8,1891980 to 1989
• 8,6751970 to 1979
• 7,2951960 to 1969
• 6,7651950 to 1959
• 2,2341940 to 1949
• 17,4651939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• 881 room
• 1482 rooms
• 1,1363 rooms
• 3,3884 rooms
• 8,5075 rooms
• 8,0256 rooms
• 8,3337 rooms
• 5,5478 rooms
• 6,3969+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• 7241 room
• 1,8632 rooms
• 2,5483 rooms
• 4,8134 rooms
• 4,7415 rooms
• 2,3436 rooms
• 5567 rooms
• 6488 rooms
• 1989+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• 88no bedroom
• 1,2421 bedroom
• 9,2272 bedrooms
• 19,8643 bedrooms
• 9,4804 bedrooms
• 1,6675+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• 724no bedroom
• 5,8321 bedroom
• 6,9412 bedrooms
• 2,9043 bedrooms
• 2,0094 bedrooms
• 245+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hampshire County, Massachusetts in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hampshire County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 424no vehicle
• 11,4871 vehicle
• 20,2752 vehicles
• 7,1883 vehicles
• 1,3784 vehicles
• 8165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hampshire County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,688no vehicle
• 10,2291 vehicle
• 3,5112 vehicles
• 9313 vehicles
• 8774 vehicles
• 1985+ vehicles

78.7% of Hampshire County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Massachusetts.

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

• This state: 95,677
• Other state: 47,564
• Northeast: 29,710
• Midwest: 5,391
• South: 7,484
• West: 4,979

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,855
• Number of aged recipients: 436
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,419
• Number of recipients under 18: 350
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,022
• Number of recipients older than 64: 483
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,210
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,399

Hampshire County on our top lists:

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"