Chicopee

Population: 55,213
Median household income: $66,927
Median home value: $251,800

Chicopee is a community in Hampden County, Massachusetts, home to 55,213 residents. The median household income of $66,927 is below the Hampden County median ($70,535).

From 2019 to 2023, Chicopee's population held roughly steady from 55,421 to 55,213, while its median home value rose 38.3% from $182,100 to $251,800.

The typical home was built around 1957. 15.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,213
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $66,927
Median home value: $251,800
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 25,528
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,42155,213

Median household income

$53,225$66,927

Median home value

$182,100$251,800

Median gross rent

$923$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,421	$53,225	$182,100	$923
2020	55,186	$52,702	$188,400	$941
2021	55,636	$56,509	$198,000	$1,006
2022	55,441	$63,866	$230,700	$1,058
2023	55,213	$66,927	$251,800	$1,108

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,433	4.4%
5 to 17	8,273	15.0%
18 to 24	4,864	8.8%
25 to 34	7,303	13.2%
35 to 44	6,915	12.5%
45 to 54	6,567	11.9%
55 to 64	8,274	15.0%
65 to 74	6,217	11.3%
75 and over	4,367	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,319	65.8%
Black or African American	2,195	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,082	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	86	0.2%
Two or more races	1,258	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,273	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,152	13.0%
High school graduate	13,971	35.2%
Some college or associate's	11,306	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,723	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,491	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,248	80.9%
Carpooled	2,205	8.4%
Public transit	285	1.1%
Walked	322	1.2%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	1,982	7.5%
Other means	210	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,850	32.3%
15 to 29 min	11,252	46.3%
30 to 44 min	3,544	14.6%
45 to 59 min	592	2.4%
60+ min	1,046	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 15.2% (8,268 of 54,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,829	57.2%
Nonfamily households	10,363	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,192	94.8%
Vacant	1,336	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,844	57.2%
Renter-occupied	10,348	42.8%

1-unit, detached47.4%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units24.8%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,092	47.4%
1-unit, attached	1,949	7.6%
2 to 4 units	6,333	24.8%
5 to 19 units	2,334	9.1%
20 or more units	2,153	8.4%
Mobile home & other	667	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2513660
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.97 sq mi
Center point: 42.1776, -72.5702