Median Household Income
$71,306
Median Home Value
$298,800
Median Gross Rent
$1,136/mo
Poverty Rate
16.3%
Unemployment Rate
6.0%
Homeownership Rate
62.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29.3%
Median Age
40.0
Population Over Time
Hampden County shrank 0.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
466,447
2016
468,072
2018
469,116
2020
466,647
2022
464,575
2024
462,815
Business & Industry
Hampden County has 9,339 business establishments employing 168,744 people.
Health care and social assistance
1,247
Other services (except public administration)
982
Construction
924
Accommodation and food services
908
Professional, scientific, and technical services
709
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
550
Finance and insurance
469
Real estate and rental and leasing
436
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.