Demographics of Holyoke city, Massachusetts

Holyoke city, Massachusetts had 38,023 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −119 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Holyoke city, in four figures

38,023
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 37,813 ±39.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −119 people.; 40.0 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,605 ±$3,395
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Holyoke city, Massachusetts's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Holyoke city, 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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The figures

Holyoke city, Massachusetts's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Holyoke city, 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	38,142	100.0	100.0
2021	37,708	98.9	100.2
2022	37,661	98.7	100.7
2023	37,919	99.4	101.6
2024	38,028	99.7	102.5
2025	38,023	99.7	103.1

Population of Holyoke city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	38,142	—
2021	37,708	−434
2022	37,661	−47
2023	37,919	+258
2024	38,028	+109
2025	38,023	−5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±1.6: for men 37.6 ±3.2 and for women 41.3 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Holyoke city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	2,481 ±421	6.6% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,622 ±598	14.9% ±1.6	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,294 ±503	8.7% ±1.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,261 ±783	27.1% ±2.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,549 ±651	22.6% ±1.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,606 ±624	20.1% ±1.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,605 ±$3,395, and income per person $31,236 ±$1,704, 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 Holyoke city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	4,523 ±532	29.0% ±3.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,604 ±398	16.7% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,618 ±387	16.8% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,815 ±344	11.6% ±2.2	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,986 ±335	12.7% ±2.1	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,287 ±250	8.2% ±1.6	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	785 ±202	5.0% ±1.3	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 Holyoke city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	9,979 ±950	27.0% ±2.6	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,225 ±546	40.2% ±5.6	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,740 ±557	24.2% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,014 ±351	21.6% ±3.3	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Holyoke city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Holyoke city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	17,057 ±473	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±1.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.4% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.3% ±2.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.7% ±2.4	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$274,100 ±$7,570	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,021 ±$60	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1950 ±4	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 Holyoke city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,803 ±891	52.4% ±2.4	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,990 ±861	42.3% ±2.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	923 ±327	2.4% ±0.9	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	148 to 504	0.4% to 1.3%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 140	0% to 0.4%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	690 ±210	1.8% ±0.6	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 Holyoke city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	21,544 ±1,004	57.0% ±2.7	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,791 ±819	15.3% ±2.2	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8,125 ±857	21.5% ±2.3	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,353 ±615	6.2% ±1.6	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,319 ±347	3.5% ±0.9	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,034 ±420	2.7% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Holyoke city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

44th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Holyoke city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Westfield city	40,378 ±33
Chelsea city	39,908 ±42
Braintree Town city	38,899 ±38
Shrewsbury town	38,876 ±41
Amherst Town city	38,182 ±37
Holyoke city	37,813 ±39
Natick town	36,873 ±26
Andover town	36,652 ±39
Chelmsford town	36,446 ±43
Watertown city	35,543 ±33
Randolph Town city	34,878 ±36

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Holyoke city, Massachusetts

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by poverty rate
No. 3 Places in Massachusetts by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 66 Places by poverty rate
No. 113 Places in Massachusetts by median age
No. 119 Places in Massachusetts by foreign-born share
No. 217 Places in Massachusetts by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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