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01013

Chicopee, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
23,284
Median household income
$59,759
People below poverty
18.8%
Median home value
$271,900

Income

The median income of households in 01013 was $59,759. An estimated 10.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 13
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5
$100,000 to $149,999 18
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60310
Female 51520

An estimated 70.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,549. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.2
Social Security 33.5
Retirement income 19.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.2
Cash public assistance income 5.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15

In 2020-2024, 34.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01013 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.2% and public coverage was 48.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 01013 had a total population of 23,284 - 12,391 (53.2%) females and 10,893 (46.8%) males. The median age was 38.9 years. An estimated 23.9% of the population was under 18 years, 33.2% was 19 to 44 years, 25.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01013 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 722 793
5 to 9 422 575
10 to 14 1208 982
15 to 19 716 536
20 to 24 742 811
25 to 29 492 937
30 to 34 900 866
35 to 39 588 1058
40 to 44 650 689
45 to 49 735 921
50 to 54 788 801
55 to 59 721 841
60 to 64 697 461
65 to 69 458 578
70 to 74 341 652
75 to 79 364 340
80 to 84 232 201
85 and over 117 349

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.7% were White; 7.3% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 2.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 35.9% of the people in 01013 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.3% of the people in 01013 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,734 households in 01013. The average household size was 2.34 people.

Married-couple households made up 27.4% of the households in 01013 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.2% of all households, while 23% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.6% of all households.

In 01013, 27.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 27.4
Cohabiting Couples 10.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34.3% of males and 33.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 49.1 39.8
Now married, except separated 34.3 33.7
Separated 1.5 2.2
Widowed 3.5 8.3
Divorced 11.7 16

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01013, 438 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.9% of the people living in 01013 were U.S. natives. 69.4% of the 01013 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.1% of 01013 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01013 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01013.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.8
Asia 9.3
Europe 38
Africa 17.9
Northern America 8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01013 in 2020-2024, 29.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 20.7% of people at least five years old; 12.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 20.7
Other Indo-European languages 5.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 1.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 01013 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.9
Different house, same county 4.6
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01013 was 5,175 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 551 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,819. College or graduate school enrollment was 805.

Educational Attainment of People in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.7
High school diploma or equivalency 35.2
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 10.4
Bachelor's degree 12.9
Graduate or professional degree 8.5

Disability

In 01013, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.5% of people under 18 years old, to 17.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01013, 59.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,748 81.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,387 12.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 641 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01013 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 3.5
Manufacturing 11.1
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.8
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 2.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01013 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,018 37.3
Service occupations 2,194 20.4
Sales and office occupations 2,182 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 709 6.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,673 15.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.2% of 01013 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.3
Walked 2.7
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 7

In 2020-2024, 01013 had a total of 10,502 housing units. Of these housing units, 47.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 52.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 47.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 52.1
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 34.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01013 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 46.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01013 had 9,734 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 768 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.2% while renters occupied 50.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.5 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

5.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12% and another 10.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01013:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01013 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 45.6
Electricity 30.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 22.4
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01013 was $271,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.4 % had a mortgage. 33.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,853 and for owners without a mortgage it was $699.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01013 was $1,054. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.