Easthampton vs Ware

A side-by-side comparison of Easthampton and Ware: population, income, housing, and more.

Easthampton and Ware are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Easthampton has the higher population (16,103 vs 5,723 in Ware). Easthampton has the higher median household income ($72,925 vs $52,039 in Ware). Easthampton has the higher median home value ($343,800 vs $229,700 in Ware).

Population, income & housing

	Easthampton	Ware
Population	16,103	5,723
Median age	47.0 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,925	$52,039
Median home value	$343,800	$229,700
Median gross rent	$1,192	$1,046
Housing units	8,485	2,996
Homeownership rate	59.9%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Easthampton	Ware
Population	—	5,888 → 5,723 (-2.8%)
Median household income	—	$42,550 → $52,039 (+22.3%)
Median home value	—	$179,400 → $229,700 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$943 → $1,046 (+10.9%)

Easthampton

Ware

Population

5,8885,723

Median household income

$42,550$52,039

Median home value

$179,400$229,700

Median gross rent

$943$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Easthampton	Ware
Under 5	—	5.7%
5 to 17	—	16.5%
18 to 24	—	9.4%
25 to 34	—	13.5%
35 to 44	—	8.9%
45 to 54	—	15.5%
55 to 64	—	11.6%
65 to 74	—	6.9%
75 and over	—	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Easthampton	Ware
White (non-Hispanic)	—	86.1%
Black or African American	—	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	—	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Easthampton	Ware
No high school diploma	—	9.4%
High school graduate	—	47.2%
Some college or associate's	—	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	—	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Easthampton	Ware
Drove alone	—	76.4%
Carpooled	—	11.4%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	3.7%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	6.9%
Other means	—	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Easthampton	Ware
1-unit, detached	—	39.8%
1-unit, attached	—	6.3%
2 to 4 units	—	38.4%
5 to 19 units	—	9.4%
20 or more units	—	3.3%
Mobile home & other	—	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Easthampton	Ware
Poverty rate	—	14.2%
Average household size	—	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	—	1938