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Massachusetts (MA)Springfield413

Hampden County, MA

Springfield metro * 462.8K residents

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462.8K

Population

$71.3K

Median income

per household

$298.8K

Home value

16.3%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $71.3K.
  • Median home value: $298.8K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 16.3%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$71.3K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$298.8K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

16.3%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

54.0%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

27.8%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

19.1%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

4.2×

Upper end of typical range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
37.0%
$50–100k
27.5%
$100–200k
25.4%
$200k+
10.1%
See Springfield metro economy →See MA state economy →

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

34.9%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

12.1%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

14.8%

U.S.

12.8%

See Springfield metro health data →See MA state health data →

Connectivity

2 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

99.6%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

21.9%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

80.5%

U.S.

77.4%

See Springfield metro connectivity →See MA state connectivity →

Map

Hampden County, MA

Population

462.8K

Area

617.0 sq mi

Density

750.1/sq mi

Neighbors

Capitol Planning Region, CTNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNorthwest Hills Planning Region, CTBerkshire County, MAHampshire County, MAWorcester County, MA

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-03-31

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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