Northampton, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	28,978	100.0

Male	12,480	43.1
Female	16,498	56.9

Under 5 years	1,189	4.1
5 to 9 years	1,353	4.7
10 to 14 years	1,522	5.3
15 to 19 years	2,331	8.0
20 to 24 years	2,979	10.3
25 to 34 years	4,098	14.1
35 to 44 years	4,573	15.8
45 to 54 years	4,731	16.3
55 to 59 years	1,261	4.4
60 to 64 years	948	3.3
65 to 74 years	1,716	5.9
75 to 84 years	1,595	5.5
85 years and over	682	2.4

Median age (years)	37.3	(X)

18 years and over	24,061	83.0
Male	9,997	34.5
Female	14,064	48.5
21 years and over	21,810	75.3
62 years and over	4,514	15.6
65 years and over	3,993	13.8
Male	1,508	5.2
Female	2,485	8.6

RACE
One race	28,389	98.0
White	26,083	90.0
Black or African American	602	2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	86	0.3
Asian	906	3.1
Asian Indian	225	0.8
Chinese	217	0.7
Filipino	38	0.1
Japanese	55	0.2
Korean	155	0.5
Vietnamese	56	0.2
Other Asian ¹	160	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	697	2.4
Two or more races	589	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	26,573	91.7
Black or African American	800	2.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	261	0.9
Asian	1,086	3.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	40	0.1
Some other race	858	3.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,978	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,518	5.2
Mexican	106	0.4
Puerto Rican	1,011	3.5
Cuban	37	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	364	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,460	94.8
White alone	25,433	87.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	28,978	100.0
In households	25,376	87.6
Householder	11,880	41.0
Spouse	4,355	15.0
Child	6,000	20.7
Own child under 18 years	4,576	15.8
Other relatives	609	2.1
Under 18 years	192	0.7
Nonrelatives	2,532	8.7
Unmarried partner	1,051	3.6
In group quarters	3,602	12.4
Institutionalized population	1,090	3.8
Noninstitutionalized population	2,512	8.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,880	100.0
Family households (families)	5,878	49.5
With own children under 18 years	2,716	22.9
Married-couple family	4,355	36.7
With own children under 18 years	1,824	15.4
Female householder, no husband present	1,200	10.1
With own children under 18 years	734	6.2
Nonfamily households	6,002	50.5
Householder living alone	4,431	37.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,276	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,884	24.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,570	21.6

Average household size	2.14	(X)
Average family size	2.87	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,405	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,880	95.8
Vacant housing units	525	4.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	123	1.0

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,880	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,356	53.5
Renter-occupied housing units	5,524	46.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.44	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.79	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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