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01028

East Longmeadow, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
16,321
Median household income
$106,424
People below poverty
3.8%
Median home value
$379,200

Income

The median income of households in 01028 was $106,424. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 24.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 2.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.2
$35,000 to $49,999 4.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 15.5
$150,000 to $199,999 14.2
$200,000 or more 24.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 85424
Female 90387

An estimated 77% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,808. 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 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77
Social Security 35.3
Retirement income 30
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.2
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.7

In 2020-2024, 6.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 58.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01028 in 2020-2024, 97.9% had health insurance coverage and 2.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.5% and public coverage was 34.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.5%.


In 2020-2024, 01028 had a total population of 16,321 - 8,036 (49.2%) females and 8,285 (50.8%) males. The median age was 43.7 years. An estimated 22.3% of the population was under 18 years, 26.4% was 19 to 44 years, 27.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01028 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 447 423
5 to 9 423 382
10 to 14 459 471
15 to 19 720 774
20 to 24 776 277
25 to 29 558 167
30 to 34 470 589
35 to 39 416 392
40 to 44 255 414
45 to 49 581 367
50 to 54 536 517
55 to 59 468 801
60 to 64 593 575
65 to 69 548 428
70 to 74 294 336
75 to 79 285 347
80 to 84 167 231
85 and over 289 545

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 85.7% were White; 2.8% were Black or African American; 3.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.2% were Asian; 1.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.7% of the people in 01028 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 84.9% of the people in 01028 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,923 households in 01028. The average household size was 2.67 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.2% of the households in 01028 while cohabiting couple households made up 6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.4% of all households, while 16.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.3% of all households.

In 01028, 30.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.2
Cohabiting Couples 6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.6% of males and 50.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.8 27.2
Now married, except separated 47.6 50.6
Separated 0.1 0.4
Widowed 3.4 10.4
Divorced 8.1 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01028, 183 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.6% of the people living in 01028 were U.S. natives. 73.5% of the 01028 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.4% of 01028 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 72.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01028 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 01028.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 6.8
Asia 23.7
Europe 55.1
Africa 10.8
Northern America 3.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01028 in 2020-2024, 10.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 3.2% 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 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 6.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 01028 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.5
Different house, same county 2.5
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 49.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01028 was 4,142 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 279 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,771. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,092.

Educational Attainment of People in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.4
High school diploma or equivalency 19.5
Some college, no degree 17.2
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 26.9
Graduate or professional degree 22.4

Disability

In 01028, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.6% of people under 18 years old, to 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01028, 62.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,944 71.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,585 19
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 822 9.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01028 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 3.6
Manufacturing 8.1
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 7.4
Public administration 7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01028 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,225 50.6
Service occupations 1,493 17.9
Sales and office occupations 1,538 18.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 434 5.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 661 7.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.9% of 01028 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 1.4
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 15.4

In 2020-2024, 01028 had a total of 6,150 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.6% 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"). 13.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.3
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01028 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 76.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01028 had 5,923 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 227 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 86.5% while renters occupied 13.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.81 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.82.

2.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 26.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01028:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 70.2
Electricity 9.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 19.6
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01028 was $379,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.2 % had a mortgage. 32.8% 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 $2,366 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,154.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01028 was $1,337. 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.