Longmeadow

Population: 15,724
Median household income: $144,639
Median home value: $425,800

Longmeadow is a community in Hampden County, Massachusetts, home to 15,724 residents. The median household income of $144,639 is above the Hampden County median ($70,535).

From 2019 to 2023, Longmeadow's population held roughly steady from 15,791 to 15,724, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $343,700 to $425,800.

66.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 91.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,724
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $144,639
Median home value: $425,800
Median gross rent: $1,650
Housing units: 5,914
Homeownership rate: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,79115,724

Median household income

$122,035$144,639

Median home value

$343,700$425,800

Median gross rent

$1,353$1,650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,791	$122,035	$343,700	$1,353
2020	15,736	$124,410	$347,900	$1,523
2021	15,863	$129,780	$361,200	$1,871
2022	15,789	$138,218	$409,600	$1,760
2023	15,724	$144,639	$425,800	$1,650

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	854	5.4%
5 to 17	2,991	19.0%
18 to 24	986	6.3%
25 to 34	1,152	7.3%
35 to 44	1,919	12.2%
45 to 54	2,085	13.3%
55 to 64	2,217	14.1%
65 to 74	1,872	11.9%
75 and over	1,648	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,427	85.4%
Black or African American	268	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	977	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	602	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	450	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate8.5%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree33.4%

Graduate or professional degree32.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	344	3.2%
High school graduate	931	8.5%
Some college or associate's	2,417	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,642	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,559	32.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,970	72.5%
Carpooled	321	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	77	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,443	21.0%
Other means	47	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,516	28.0%
15 to 29 min	2,541	46.9%
30 to 44 min	806	14.9%
45 to 59 min	195	3.6%
60+ min	357	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 3.9% (597 of 15,208)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,292	75.2%
Nonfamily households	1,419	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,711	96.6%
Vacant	203	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,250	91.9%
Renter-occupied	461	8.1%

1-unit, detached89.7%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,303	89.7%
1-unit, attached	185	3.1%
2 to 4 units	78	1.3%
5 to 19 units	90	1.5%
20 or more units	234	4.0%
Mobile home & other	24	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2536335
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 42.0481, -72.5693