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Hampden County is one of about 3,141
counties and county equivalents in the United States. It
has 618.4 sq. miles in land area and a population
density of 746.4 per square mile. In the last three
decades of the 1900s its population declined by 0.6%. On
the 2000 census form, 97.7% of the population reported
only one race, with 8.1% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county is 15.2%
Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is
2.52 persons compared to an average family size of 3.10
persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per
job of $39,255. Per capita income grew by 14.6% between
1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview
(2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2005) |
461,591 |
Covered Employment |
198,368 |
| Growth (%) since 1990 |
1.2% |
Average wage per job |
$37,778 |
| Households (2000) |
175,288 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs
in County |
12.4% |
| Labor Force (persons)
(2005) |
222,884 |
Average wage per job |
$45,477 |
| Unemployment Rate (2005) |
5.8 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita Personal Income
(2004) |
$31,070 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| Median Household Income
(2003) |
$39,910 |
Health Care, Social Assist.
- % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
14.4 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or More - % of
Adults 25+ (2000) |
79.2 |
Finance and Insurance - %
all jobs in County |
4.6% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or More - %
of Adults 25+ (2000) |
20.5 |
Average wage per job |
$73,160 |
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