---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Hampden County, MA"
classification: county
fips: "25013"
state: "MA"
demographics:
  population: 462815
  population_under_18: 96761
  population_18_64: 281531
  population_65_plus: 84523
  median_household_income: 71306
  poverty_rate: 16.34
  homeownership_rate: 62.22
  unemployment_rate: 6.01
  median_home_value: 298800
  gini_index: 0.4704
  vacancy_rate: 6.64
  race_white: 295267
  race_black: 40334
  race_asian: 12007
  race_native: 1292
  hispanic: 125188
  bachelors_plus: 132778
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ma/districts/01"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9996
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ma]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Hampden County, MA

County jurisdiction — 2 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 462815 |
| Under 18 | 96761 |
| 18–64 | 281531 |
| 65+ | 84523 |
| Median household income | 71306 |
| Poverty rate | 16.34 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.22 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.01 |
| Median home value | 298800 |
| Gini index | 0.4704 |
| Vacancy rate | 6.64 |
| White | 295267 |
| Black | 40334 |
| Asian | 12007 |
| Native | 1292 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 125188 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 132778 |

## Districts

- [MA-01](/us/states/ma/districts/01.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries