Demographics of Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Hampshire County, Massachusetts had 164,065 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15,468 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hampshire County, in four figures

164,065
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.4%
Change since July 2020: +15,468 people.; 37.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $87,001 ±$3,028
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hampshire County, Massachusetts's population grew 10.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hampshire County, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Hampshire County, Massachusetts's population grew 10.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hampshire County, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	148,597	100.0	100.0
2021	165,218	111.2	100.2
2022	165,193	111.2	100.7
2023	165,217	111.2	101.6
2024	164,679	110.8	102.5
2025	164,065	110.4	103.1

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Population of Hampshire County, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	148,597	−13,718	−199	+6	−10,761
2021	165,218	+16,621	−467	+278	+18,410
2022	165,193	−25	−508	+782	−209
2023	165,217	+24	−506	+663	−97
2024	164,679	−538	−519	+725	−749
2025	164,065	−614	−491	+574	−698

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±0.4: for men 36.7 ±0.4 and for women 38.0 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hampshire County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	5,121 ±149	3.2% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	17,921 ±620	11.1% ±0.4	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	38,154 ±1,492	23.5% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	32,486 ±742	20.0% ±0.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	36,908 ±935	22.8% ±0.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	31,438 ±980	19.4% ±0.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $87,001 ±$3,028, and income per person $45,568 ±$1,512, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hampshire County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	9,080 ±824	14.6% ±1.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,941 ±917	16.0% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,279 ±717	13.3% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,380 ±615	11.9% ±1.0	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,353 ±790	18.3% ±1.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,242 ±485	11.7% ±0.8	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,839 ±645	14.2% ±1.0	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hampshire County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	15,746 ±1,191	11.3% ±0.9	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,563 ±474	11.5% ±2.1	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,000 ±823	13.3% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,183 ±484	7.7% ±1.2	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hampshire County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hampshire County	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	66,786 ±115	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±0.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±0.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.8% ±1.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.2% ±1.4	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$390,300 ±$6,175	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,388 ±$32	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hampshire County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,964 ±0	7.4% ±<0.1	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	130,171 ±332	80.3% ±0.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,019 ±410	2.5% ±0.3	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,547 ±304	5.3% ±0.2	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	47 to 141	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	287 to 985	0.2% to 0.6%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,581 ±616	4.1% ±0.4	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hampshire County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	99,589 ±1,578	61.5% ±1.0	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	45,236 ±1,541	27.9% ±1.0	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,523 ±557	2.2% ±0.3	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,680 ±781	8.4% ±0.5	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,433 ±636	4.6% ±0.4	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,247 ±679	3.9% ±0.4	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hampshire County among the counties of Massachusetts

10th of 14 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Counties of Massachusetts near Hampshire County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Norfolk County	739,749	+2.2%
Bristol County	593,640	+2.9%
Plymouth County	546,829	+3.5%
Hampden County	464,338	+0.1%
Barnstable County	233,539	+2.4%
Hampshire County	164,065	+10.4%
Berkshire County	128,224	−1.2%
Franklin County	70,698	−0.3%
Dukes County	21,219	+3.1%
Nantucket County	14,758	+3.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026