| | People QuickFacts | Hampshire County | Massachusetts |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 157,822 | 6,587,536 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 158,080 | 6,547,629 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.2% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 158,080 | 6,547,629 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 16.2% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.0% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 53.1% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 89.6% | 84.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.0% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.8% | 5.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.3% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.9% | 9.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 85.8% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.4% | 86.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.0% | 14.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 11.2% | 21.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.4% | 88.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 41.3% | 38.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 10,935 | 425,979 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.8 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 62,766 | 2,818,940 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 33.5% | 41.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $262,200 | $352,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 58,612 | 2,512,552 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.30 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $28,367 | $33,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $59,505 | $64,509 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.7% | 10.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Hampshire County | Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 3,541 | 169,7901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 55,180 | 2,928,5451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 19.9 | -5.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 12,472 | 472,534 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 15,970 | 596,790 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 3.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.4% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.7% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,098,826 | 86,428,959 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,021,848 | 95,275,672 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,546,067 | 88,082,966 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,962 | $13,553 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 225,453 | 14,917,210 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 144 | 7,725 |