Agawam Town

Population: 28,510
Median household income: $82,359
Median home value: $290,000

Agawam Town, a community in Hampden County, Massachusetts, has 28,510 residents. The median household income of $82,359 is above the Hampden County median ($70,535).

From 2019 to 2023, Agawam Town's population held roughly steady from 28,696 to 28,510, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $230,700 to $290,000.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $1,234.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,510
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,359
Median home value: $290,000
Median gross rent: $1,234
Housing units: 12,232
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,69628,510

Median household income

$68,944$82,359

Median home value

$230,700$290,000

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,234

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,696	$68,944	$230,700	$1,098
2020	28,627	$72,396	$233,400	$1,126
2021	28,715	$78,619	$248,800	$1,173
2022	28,606	$80,809	$272,100	$1,218
2023	28,510	$82,359	$290,000	$1,234

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,200	4.2%
5 to 17	3,746	13.1%
18 to 24	2,223	7.8%
25 to 34	3,116	10.9%
35 to 44	3,464	12.2%
45 to 54	4,085	14.3%
55 to 64	4,484	15.7%
65 to 74	3,272	11.5%
75 and over	2,920	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,625	86.4%
Black or African American	714	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	669	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	0.3%
Two or more races	620	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,787	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,162	5.4%
High school graduate	6,270	29.4%
Some college or associate's	6,463	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,370	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,076	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,755	80.4%
Carpooled	899	6.1%
Public transit	135	0.9%
Walked	98	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,571	10.7%
Other means	161	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,356	25.7%
15 to 29 min	6,262	48.0%
30 to 44 min	2,196	16.8%
45 to 59 min	715	5.5%
60+ min	519	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 6.9% (1,934 of 27,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,442	63.1%
Nonfamily households	4,350	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,792	96.4%
Vacant	440	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,689	73.7%
Renter-occupied	3,103	26.3%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,864	64.3%
1-unit, attached	782	6.4%
2 to 4 units	1,177	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1,358	11.1%
20 or more units	944	7.7%
Mobile home & other	107	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2500840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 1.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.0639, -72.6530