Belchertown

Population: 2,299
Median household income: $68,393
Median home value: $331,500

Belchertown is a community in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, home to 2,299 residents. At $68,393, its median household income sits below Hampshire County's $86,391.

From 2019 to 2023, Belchertown's population declined 20.0% from 2,874 to 2,299, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $260,300 to $331,500.

The typical home was built around 1985. 16.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,299
Median age: 52.1 yrs
Median household income: $68,393
Median home value: $331,500
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 1,300
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8742,299

Median household income

$78,578$68,393

Median home value

$260,300$331,500

Median gross rent

$729$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,874	$78,578	$260,300	$729
2020	3,037	$71,809	$261,500	$905
2021	2,557	$77,431	$262,900	$959
2022	2,648	$75,284	$305,200	$1,013
2023	2,299	$68,393	$331,500	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	6.4%
5 to 17	252	11.0%
18 to 24	154	6.7%
25 to 34	264	11.5%
35 to 44	172	7.5%
45 to 54	224	9.7%
55 to 64	418	18.2%
65 to 74	357	15.5%
75 and over	310	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,007	87.3%
Black or African American	165	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree20.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	2.8%
High school graduate	459	26.3%
Some college or associate's	496	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	380	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	361	20.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	877	81.3%
Carpooled	24	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	159	14.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	214	23.3%
15 to 29 min	360	39.1%
30 to 44 min	209	22.7%
45 to 59 min	25	2.7%
60+ min	112	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 16.5% (379 of 2,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	469	37.5%
Nonfamily households	782	62.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,251	96.2%
Vacant	49	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	775	62.0%
Renter-occupied	476	38.0%

1-unit, detached51.2%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units18.1%

5 to 19 units23.8%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	665	51.2%
1-unit, attached	44	3.4%
2 to 4 units	235	18.1%
5 to 19 units	310	23.8%
20 or more units	46	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2504790
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2719, -72.4028