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Belchertown, MA

Demographic and economic profile of Belchertown, MA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

2,299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,428

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-19.1% since 2018

Belchertown lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,050 (87.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone158 (6.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races99 (4.2%)
  • Asian Alone29 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone19 (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic79
  2. 2.Spanish49
  3. 3.Korean36
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)33
  5. 5.Other Indo-European6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

127

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$51,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care391
  2. 2.Manufacturing121
  3. 3.Other Services87
  4. 4.Construction78
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities77

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations653
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations263
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations116
  4. 4.Service Occupations95
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations32

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.53×)391
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)121

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$331,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$913/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999278 (35.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999137 (17.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999130 (16.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999103 (13.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99967 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99941 (5.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

42.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,679

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone877 (81.3%)
  • Worked at Home159 (14.7%)
  • Carpooled24 (2.2%)
  • Walked19 (1.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.