Hampshire County, Massachusetts

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 156,595
Median household income: $86,391
Median home value: $363,400

Home to 156,595 residents, Hampshire County is one of Massachusetts's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $86,391 is below the Massachusetts median ($101,341).

From 2019 to 2023, Hampshire County's population declined 2.8% from 161,032 to 156,595, while its median household income rose 21.9% from $70,876 to $86,391.

Owners occupy 68.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 156,595
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,391
Median home value: $363,400
Median gross rent: $1,332
Housing units: 66,490
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

161,032156,595

Median household income

$70,876$86,391

Median home value

$283,100$363,400

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,332

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	161,032	$70,876	$283,100	$1,119
2020	161,361	$73,518	$289,300	$1,095
2021	161,810	$76,959	$299,600	$1,152
2022	153,931	$84,025	$344,200	$1,263
2023	156,595	$86,391	$363,400	$1,332

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2421.2%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,187	3.3%
5 to 17	18,162	11.6%
18 to 24	33,254	21.2%
25 to 34	15,729	10.0%
35 to 44	16,235	10.4%
45 to 54	16,872	10.8%
55 to 64	20,885	13.3%
65 to 74	18,703	11.9%
75 and over	11,568	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	127,318	81.3%
Black or African American	3,449	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.1%
Asian	7,826	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	101	0.1%
Some other race	501	0.3%
Two or more races	6,058	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,259	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree26.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,515	4.5%
High school graduate	20,363	20.4%
Some college or associate's	23,998	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	24,534	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26,582	26.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit2.6%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51,725	67.2%
Carpooled	3,827	5.0%
Public transit	1,979	2.6%
Walked	5,652	7.3%
Bicycle	682	0.9%
Worked from home	12,675	16.5%
Other means	449	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,807	30.8%
15 to 29 min	23,040	35.8%
30 to 44 min	14,056	21.9%
45 to 59 min	4,526	7.0%
60+ min	2,885	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 10.9% (14,750 of 135,322)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,287	58.7%
Nonfamily households	25,483	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61,770	92.9%
Vacant	4,720	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42,489	68.8%
Renter-occupied	19,281	31.2%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units17.1%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,717	59.7%
1-unit, attached	4,120	6.2%
2 to 4 units	11,382	17.1%
5 to 19 units	6,076	9.1%
20 or more units	4,317	6.5%
Mobile home & other	878	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 25015
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 527 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 42.3395, -72.6637