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Northampton, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $417,221 (it was $147,100 in 2000)
Northampton:

$417,221
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $310,822 - $574,911

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $540,699
Here:

$540,699
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $397,291
Here:

$397,291
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $467,814
Here:

$467,814
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $632,796
Here:

$632,796
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $299,348
Here:

$299,348
State:

$555,768

Total population: 28,554 (Urban population: 25,400, Rural population: 3,578 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 13,208 (12,497 occupied: 7,294 owner occupied, 5,203 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

38%

Housing density: 383 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $322,424.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,267 (lower quartile is $991, upper quartile is $1,843)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,123


Median gross rent in Northampton, MA in 2022: $1,408

Housing units in Northampton with a mortgage: 4,268 (735 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 590 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 275

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $129,049

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $91,287

Median monthly housing costs: $1,522

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Northampton, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 29,833
  • Male householders: 5,457 (1,785 living alone), Female householders: 7,581 (2,972 living alone)
  • 5,024 spouses (4,755 opposite-sex spouses), 1,342 unmarried partners, (1,136 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,405 children (4,862 natural, 376 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 20 foster children, 162 other relatives, 766 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,730

Size of family households: 2,974 2-persons, 1,629 3-persons, 1,186 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,487 1-person, 1,813 2-persons, 278 3-persons, 23 4-persons.

2,549 married couples with children.
907 single-parent households (180 men, 727 women).

86.3% of residents of Northampton speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,893 (9.7%)
(49.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
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 Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 4521 bedroom
  • 1,8112 bedrooms
  • 3,0113 bedrooms
  • 1,6104 bedrooms
  • 4115+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • 603no bedroom
  • 1,6481 bedroom
  • 2,3512 bedrooms
  • 5523 bedrooms
  • 154 bedrooms
  • 345+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 134no vehicle
  • 2,2351 vehicle
  • 3,4922 vehicles
  • 1,2043 vehicles
  • 1874 vehicles
  • 435+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,154no vehicle
  • 2,7651 vehicle
  • 1,1102 vehicles
  • 1713 vehicles
  • 44 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 862 rooms
  • 3323 rooms
  • 5994 rooms
  • 1,1255 rooms
  • 1,4286 rooms
  • 1,3927 rooms
  • 9588 rooms
  • 1,3759+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • 5691 room
  • 4972 rooms
  • 1,0753 rooms
  • 1,1754 rooms
  • 1,0895 rooms
  • 5786 rooms
  • 1817 rooms
  • 308 rooms
  • 89+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Northampton, MA
Northampton city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Northampton, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Northampton, MA in 2022
  • 923Less than $10,000
  • 745$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,108$20,000 to $29,999
  • 802$30,000 to $39,999
  • 655$40,000 to $49,999
  • 681$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,151$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,372$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,366$100,000 to $124,999
  • 997$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,118$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,536$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Northampton, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Northampton, MA in 2022
  • 30Less than $10,000
  • 19$15,000 to $19,999
  • 28$20,000 to $24,999
  • 6$25,000 to $29,999
  • 13$30,000 to $34,999
  • 20$35,000 to $39,999
  • 5$50,000 to $59,999
  • 53$60,000 to $69,999
  • 25$100,000 to $124,999
  • 80$125,000 to $149,999
  • 102$150,000 to $174,999
  • 55$175,000 to $199,999
  • 383$200,000 to $249,999
  • 792$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,840$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,439$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,756$500,000 to $749,999
  • 555$750,000 to $999,999
  • 177$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 25$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 13$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Northampton, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Northampton, MA in 2022
  • 81Less than $100
  • 16$150 to $199
  • 82$200 to $249
  • 181$250 to $299
  • 163$300 to $349
  • 70$350 to $399
  • 117$400 to $449
  • 54$500 to $549
  • 9$550 to $599
  • 21$600 to $649
  • 12$650 to $699
  • 66$700 to $749
  • 75$750 to $799
  • 152$800 to $899
  • 260$900 to $999
  • 1,617$1,000 to $1,249
  • 492$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,573$1,500 to $1,999
  • 494$2,000 to $2,499
  • 105$2,500 to $2,999
  • 46$3,000 to $3,499
  • 86No cash rent
Work and jobs in Northampton: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.6%
Number of people working at home: 3,528 (25.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 607
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,550
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,909
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,685
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,930
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,020
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,763
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 281
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 482
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 299
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 239
  • 90 or more minutes: 33
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Northampton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,639 (70.5%)
  • Carpooled: 1,080 (5.2%)
  • Bus: 128 (0.6%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 24 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 83 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle: 183 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 1,159 (5.6%)
  • Worked at home: 3,528 (17.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 14.4%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.3%Males
  • 17.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 1.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 4.5%Females
Races in Northampton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Northampton, Massachusetts
  • 1,0492010 or later
  • 5022000 to 2009
  • 4371990 to 1999
  • 4421980 to 1989
  • 2771970 to 1979
  • 409Before 1970
Ancestries in Northampton, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,355 (12.2%)
  • Irish: 1,208 (10.9%)
  • European: 662 (5.9%)
  • American: 647 (5.8%)
  • Italian: 592 (5.3%)
  • Polish: 562 (5.0%)
  • French Canadian: 388 (3.5%)
  • French: 257 (2.3%)
  • Eastern European: 239 (2.1%)
  • German: 238 (2.1%)
  • Scottish: 162 (1.5%)
  • Russian: 143 (1.3%)
  • British: 127 (1.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 104 (0.9%)
  • Dutch: 103 (0.9%)
  • Brazilian: 69 (0.6%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 69 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 67 (0.6%)
  • Armenian: 65 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 65 (0.6%)
  • Finnish: 58 (0.5%)
  • Icelander: 41 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 39 (0.4%)
  • Canadian: 31 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 29 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 28 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 25 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 24 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 23 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 22 (0.2%)
  • South African: 22 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 22 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 20 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 19 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 15 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 14 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 14 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 13 (0.1%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 13 (0.1%)
  • Macedonian: 12 (0.1%)
  • Kenyan: 11 (0.10%)
  • Welsh: 11 (0.10%)
  • Slovene: 9 (0.08%)
  • Ghanaian: 8 (0.07%)
  • Cape Verdean: 8 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 7 (0.06%)
  • African: 7 (0.06%)
  • Belgian: 6 (0.05%)
  • West Indian: 6 (0.05%)
  • Ethiopian: 2 (0.02%)
  • Nigerian: 2 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 2 (0.02%)

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Northampton:

9.9% (265)
Massachusetts:

8.4% (103,233)

Ecuador
Northampton:

9.2% (246)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (11,727)

El Salvador
Northampton:

6.0% (159)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (45,667)

Brazil
Northampton:

5.5% (146)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

India
Northampton:

4.6% (122)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

England
Northampton:

4.6% (122)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,698)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Northampton:

4.5% (119)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,709)

Colombia
Northampton:

3.8% (102)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (27,810)

Germany
Northampton:

2.8% (74)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,529)

France
Northampton:

2.7% (71)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,364)

Russia
Northampton:

2.5% (68)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (18,278)

Mexico
Northampton:

2.5% (67)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,065)

Guatemala
Northampton:

2.4% (63)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (32,733)

Korea
Northampton:

2.3% (61)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (17,613)

Canada
Northampton:

2.0% (54)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Singapore
Northampton:

2.0% (54)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (1,477)

Other Middle Africa
Northampton:

1.9% (52)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (1,459)

Philippines
Northampton:

1.8% (49)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,810)

Congo
Northampton:

1.8% (48)
Massachusetts:

0.0% (222)

Vietnam
Northampton:

1.8% (47)
Massachusetts:

3.0% (37,197)

Taiwan
Northampton:

1.6% (44)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,270)

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

  • This state: 14,916
  • Other state: 10,987
  • Northeast: 6,306
  • Midwest: 1,564
  • South: 2,059
  • West: 1,050

81.0% of Northampton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53.0% lived in Massachusetts.


Northampton:

81.0%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 344
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 51
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 208
  • 9th grade: 84
  • 10th grade: 107
  • 11th grade: 63
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 39
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,452
  • Less than 1 year of college: 424
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 838
  • Associate degree: 615
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,830
  • Master's degree: 1,807
  • Professional school degree: 311
  • Doctorate degree: 516
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 68
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 116
  • 7th and 8th grade: 32
  • 9th grade: 87
  • 10th grade: 109
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 46
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,052
  • Less than 1 year of college: 376
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 618
  • Associate degree: 811
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,463
  • Master's degree: 3,541
  • Professional school degree: 453
  • Doctorate degree: 579
Educational Attainment for Females
Northampton marital status for males
Northampton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,063
  • One, attached: 1,054
  • Two: 1,409
  • 3 or 4: 1,434
  • 5 to 9: 1,237
  • 10 to 19: 663
  • 20 to 49: 681
  • 50 or more: 654
  • Mobile homes: 10
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Northampton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Northampton, MA
  • 59.6%Utility gas
  • 14.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 14.6%Electricity
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Wood
  • 2.1%Other fuel
  • 1.0%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Northampton, MA
  • 52.1%Utility gas
  • 35.9%Electricity
  • 5.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 413
Here:

20.8%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 120
Here:

11.3%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,319
Here:

57.1%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
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
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