Official Federal Data
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
FIPS 25015 · Amherst Town-Northampton, MA · Population 162,028
9 Sources
Updated June 22, 2026
$87,001 ▲
Median Income
$80,734 national
4.2% ▲
Unemployment
4% national
$10.4B ▲
GDP
51.6% ▲
Bachelor's+
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$87,001 ▲
Per Capita
$45,568 ▲
Mean Household
$117,323 ▲
Poverty Rate
11.3% ▼
Median Income Comparison
Hampshire County$87,001
Massachusetts$103,960
National$80,734
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B02001, B03003
Cohorts
Under 18 · 14.2%
18-34 · 33.4%
35-54 · 20.3%
55-64 · 12.6%
65+ · 19.4%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
95.4%
High School+
National: 89.6%
▲ +5.8 pts
51.6%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
▲ +15.9 pts
27.6%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
▲ +13.5 pts
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
162,028
Population
87,547
Labor Force
Employed
83,083
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
4.2% ▲ +0.4 pts YoY
Mean Commute 3 min below national avg
23.2 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
18.4%
Key Takeaways
- Talent advantage: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment exceeds the national average by 15.9 pts, supports knowledge-economy and tech attraction.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
Key Takeaways
- Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 10,450 workers (28.8% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $57,156.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $10.4B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Finance and Insurance averages $95,807 while Retail Trade averages $39,583, a 2.4x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Dominant Cluster
Educational Services Cluster
Coherent grouping of concentrated sub-sectors, signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
7,132
Cluster Employment
5.28x
Peak LQ
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
Educational Services
5.28x 7,132
Paper Manufacturing
2.78x 406
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
2.12x 3,017
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
1.98x 271
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
1.90x 446
Crop Production
1.89x 416
Food and Beverage Retailers
1.73x 2,334
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Misc. Retailers
1.70x 1,046
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, realistic diversification targets. Source: BLS QCEW
0.15x
Securities, Commodity Contracts, Investments
69 employed
0.20x
Chemical Manufacturing
74 employed
0.21x
Food Manufacturing
154 employed
0.25x
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
265 employed
0.29x
Truck Transportation
180 employed
0.36x
Administrative and Support Services
1,260 employed
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Educational Services concentrates at 5.28x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 8 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
- Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$390,300 ▲
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,388 ▲
Rent/Mo
67.8% ▲
Owner-Occ
7% ▼
Vacancy
4.5x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents (County Average)
Renter-household-weighted average across 20 town FMR areas · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026
Studio
$1,382/mo$1,382 to $1,382
1 Bedroom
$1,580/mo$1,580 to $1,580
2 Bedroom
$2,004/mo$2,004 to $2,004
3 Bedroom
$2,504/mo$2,504 to $2,504
4 Bedroom
$2,702/mo$2,702 to $2,702
30% of monthly median household income (~$2,175/mo) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Key Takeaways
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 4.5x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- Affordable rent tiers: 3 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$2,175/mo).
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
107,548 ▼
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 3 min below national avg
23.2 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
18.4%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
85.2%
of prime-age population
▼ vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
51.6% ▲
HS Diploma+
95.4% ▲
Regional / Statewide Institutions
Total credentials awarded
45,350/yr
12,366/yr
9,752/yr
9,235/yr
5,123/yr
4,894/yr
3,980/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
19%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
49.8%
Service
18.1%
Sales & Office
16.6%
Construction / Maint.
5.9%
Production / Transport
9.5%
Bars scaled 2× for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 83,083 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 31,353 annual credentials.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Sample AI Insight
Hampshire County shows strong potential for educational services attraction, with a 5.28x concentration and 7,132 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The interconnected base across educational services, paper manufacturing, and nursing and residential care facilities creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS (via FRED)2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Hampshire County, Massachusetts, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
162,028 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
$87,001 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
4.2% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
$10.4B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).
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