Northampton

Population: 28,640
Median household income: $78,467
Median home value: $398,000

Northampton is a community in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, home to 28,640 residents. Its median household income of $78,467 runs below the Hampshire County figure of $86,391.

From 2019 to 2023, Northampton's population held roughly steady from 28,516 to 28,640, while its median home value rose 19.8% from $332,100 to $398,000.

59.7% of workers drive to work alone. 44.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,640
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $78,467
Median home value: $398,000
Median gross rent: $1,404
Housing units: 13,217
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,51628,640

Median household income

$66,522$78,467

Median home value

$332,100$398,000

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,404

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,516	$66,522	$332,100	$1,158
2020	28,552	$71,866	$337,100	$1,189
2021	29,379	$72,687	$341,600	$1,254
2022	28,245	$80,981	$387,500	$1,355
2023	28,640	$78,467	$398,000	$1,404

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	968	3.4%
5 to 17	3,519	12.3%
18 to 24	4,016	14.0%
25 to 34	3,509	12.3%
35 to 44	3,843	13.4%
45 to 54	3,294	11.5%
55 to 64	3,607	12.6%
65 to 74	3,577	12.5%
75 and over	2,307	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,901	80.0%
Black or African American	596	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	1,057	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	102	0.4%
Two or more races	1,235	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,732	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's19.9%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree34.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,034	5.1%
High school graduate	2,753	13.7%
Some college or associate's	4,003	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,476	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,871	34.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone59.7%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit2.9%

Walked8.7%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,529	59.7%
Carpooled	739	5.2%
Public transit	418	2.9%
Walked	1,242	8.7%
Bicycle	185	1.3%
Worked from home	3,124	21.9%
Other means	44	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,821	34.2%
15 to 29 min	4,059	36.4%
30 to 44 min	2,388	21.4%
45 to 59 min	402	3.6%
60+ min	487	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 12.5% (3,172 of 25,378)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,291	50.2%
Nonfamily households	6,233	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,524	94.8%
Vacant	693	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,231	57.7%
Renter-occupied	5,293	42.3%

1-unit, detached44.8%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units23.5%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,917	44.8%
1-unit, attached	1,149	8.7%
2 to 4 units	3,101	23.5%
5 to 19 units	1,794	13.6%
20 or more units	1,247	9.4%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2546330
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 1.5 sq mi
Center point: 42.3270, -72.6746