Hampden County, Massachusetts Demographics

Hampden County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Hampden County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Income below poverty line

Hampden County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Hampden County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Hampden County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Hampden County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Hampden County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Hampden County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Two or More

Hampden County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Female residents

Hampden County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	465,923	8th	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	617.1	6th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	751	6th	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	2nd	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.0%	2nd	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.8%	9th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.5%	12th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.9%	14th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	84.0%	11th	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.5%	2nd	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	2nd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.2%	7th	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	2nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	3rd	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	1st	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.6%	13th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	51.8%	5th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.6%	8th	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	192,197	8th	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	38.8%	5th	41.8%	25.9%
Households	177,954	8th	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.0%	13th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$202,500	14th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	8th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	330	9th	11,111	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$25,363	14th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$48,866	13th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.6%	2nd	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hampden County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Non-farm private establishments	9,652	8th	169,146	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	163,486	7th	2,960,712	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	31,456	9th	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$5,668,671	8th	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,119	11th	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$661,740	9th	$14,917,210	$613,795,732