Hampden County vs Plymouth County

A side-by-side comparison of Hampden County and Plymouth County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hampden County and Plymouth County are counties in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plymouth County has the higher population (531,889 vs 462,853 in Hampden County). Plymouth County has the higher median household income ($109,698 vs $70,535 in Hampden County). Plymouth County has the higher median home value ($513,000 vs $276,300 in Hampden County).

Population, income & housing

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
Population	462,853	531,889
Median age	39.8 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,535	$109,698
Median home value	$276,300	$513,000
Median gross rent	$1,105	$1,655
Housing units	197,210	216,654
Homeownership rate	62.2%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	41.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
Population	467,871 → 462,853 (-1.1%)	515,303 → 531,889 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$55,429 → $70,535 (+27.3%)	$89,489 → $109,698 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$207,800 → $276,300 (+33.0%)	$370,300 → $513,000 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,105 (+22.0%)	$1,279 → $1,655 (+29.4%)

Hampden County

Population

467,871462,853

Median household income

$55,429$70,535

Median home value

$207,800$276,300

Median gross rent

$906$1,105

Plymouth County

Population

515,303531,889

Median household income

$89,489$109,698

Median home value

$370,300$513,000

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,655

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
Under 5	5.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.5%
75 and over	7.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	76.8%
Black or African American	7.6%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	2.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	26.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
No high school diploma	12.8%	6.8%
High school graduate	30.8%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
Drove alone	77.8%	71.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	7.0%
Public transit	1.8%	3.3%
Walked	1.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	14.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
1-unit, detached	56.1%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	19.6%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	6.2%
20 or more units	8.5%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Hampden County	Plymouth County
Poverty rate	15.7%	7.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1958	1971