Holyoke

Population: 37,949
Median household income: $51,892
Median home value: $255,300

Holyoke is a community in Hampden County, Massachusetts, home to 37,949 residents. At $51,892, its median household income sits below Hampden County's $70,535.

Between 2019 and 2023, Holyoke's population declined 5.7% from 40,241 to 37,949, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $195,800 to $255,300.

23.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.36 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,949
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $51,892
Median home value: $255,300
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 17,057
Homeownership rate: 41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,24137,949

Median household income

$40,769$51,892

Median home value

$195,800$255,300

Median gross rent

$838$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,241	$40,769	$195,800	$838
2020	40,161	$42,537	$197,700	$847
2021	38,480	$45,045	$209,900	$908
2022	38,210	$49,007	$236,800	$937
2023	37,949	$51,892	$255,300	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,359	6.2%
5 to 17	5,755	15.2%
18 to 24	3,105	8.2%
25 to 34	5,862	15.4%
35 to 44	4,855	12.8%
45 to 54	4,389	11.6%
55 to 64	4,567	12.0%
65 to 74	3,781	10.0%
75 and over	3,276	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,500	43.5%
Black or African American	940	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	245	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.1%
Two or more races	656	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,563	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,543	20.7%
High school graduate	8,128	30.4%
Some college or associate's	6,561	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,130	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,368	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit2.7%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,894	76.6%
Carpooled	1,309	8.4%
Public transit	412	2.7%
Walked	375	2.4%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	1,418	9.1%
Other means	99	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,988	35.3%
15 to 29 min	6,424	45.5%
30 to 44 min	2,031	14.4%
45 to 59 min	312	2.2%
60+ min	357	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 23.7% (8,774 of 36,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,761	56.4%
Nonfamily households	6,763	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,524	91.0%
Vacant	1,533	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,451	41.6%
Renter-occupied	9,073	58.4%

1-unit, detached33.0%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units22.4%

5 to 19 units25.2%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,631	33.0%
1-unit, attached	1,162	6.8%
2 to 4 units	3,815	22.4%
5 to 19 units	4,293	25.2%
20 or more units	2,136	12.5%
Mobile home & other	20	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2530840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 1.63 sq mi
Center point: 42.2117, -72.6424