City · Massachusetts
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Easthampton, city, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Easthampton had 15,851 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.2% since 2020 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 16,086 (±43). GEOID 2519365.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
15,851
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: – · ACS 2020-2024: 16,086 ±43
Median household income
$71,673
±$6,574 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $103,960
Median home value
$371,500
±$15,494 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $562,100
Median gross rent
$1,292
±$70 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $1,762
Where is Easthampton and what county is it in?
Easthampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It covers 13.3 square miles of land.
Easthampton is in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Easthampton, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 15,851 people lived in Easthampton on July 1, 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, while Massachusetts grew 1.7%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 16,086 (±43).
| Measure | Easthampton | Hampshire County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 16,086±43 | 162,028 | – |
| Households | 7,642±301 | 62,114 | – |
| Average household size | 2.08±0.08 | 2.24 | – |
| Housing units | 8,197±341 | 66,786 | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Easthampton?
The median resident of Easthampton is 46.0 years old; 15.5% are under 18 and 23.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 85.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 9.0%. 6.9% of residents were born outside the United States.
| Measure | Easthampton | Hampshire County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.0±2.6 | 37.4 | – |
| Under 18 years | 15.5%±1.7 pts | 14.2% | – |
| 65 years and over | 23.9%±2.5 pts | 19.4% | – |
| Male | 48.6%±2.8 pts | 46.5% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.0%±2.5 pts | 7.4% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 85.4%±3.2 pts | 80.3% | – |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.6%±0.6 pts | 2.5% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 1.4%±1.0 pts | 5.3% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±0.3 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±0.3 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 2.6%±1.3 pts | 4.1% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.9%±1.1 pts | 0.4% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 6.9%±2.2 pts | 8.4% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 10.7%±3.1 pts | 12.9% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 10.3%±2.5 pts | 5.1% | – |
| With a disability | 16.3%±2.8 pts | 12.6% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 2.7%±1.8 pts | 1.7% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.7%±2.7 pts | 95.4% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 38.0%±3.9 pts | 51.6% | – |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 17.7%±3.1 pts | 27.6% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 90.0%±3.4 pts | 80.1% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 2.8%±1.7 pts | 3.5% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Easthampton earn?
Half of Easthampton's 7,642 households earn less than $71,673 a year (±$6,574), against $87,001 in Hampshire County and $103,960 in Massachusetts. 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Easthampton | Hampshire County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $71,673±$6,574 | $87,001 | – |
| Mean household income | $98,449±$10,809 | $117,323 | – |
| Per capita income | $45,977±$3,813 | $45,568 | – |
| People below the poverty line | 8.0%±2.7 pts | 11.3% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 5.1%±5.7 pts | 11.5% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 12.9%±3.5 pts | 12.5% | – |
| Households with a computer | 94.6%±2.1 pts | 96.4% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 90.8%±2.8 pts | 92.9% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Easthampton?
Owners occupy 58.4% of Easthampton's occupied homes and renters 41.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $371,500 by its owner (±$15,494). The median renter pays $1,292 a month including utilities, and 34.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.
| Measure | Easthampton | Hampshire County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $371,500±$15,494 | $390,300 | – |
| Median gross rent | $1,292±$70 | $1,388 | – |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 34.6%±9.2 pts | 44.5% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $2,123±$135 | $2,256 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 58.4%±5.1 pts | 67.8% | – |
| Renter-occupied homes | 41.6%±5.1 pts | 32.2% | – |
| Housing units | 8,197±341 | 66,786 | – |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0%±0.9 pts | 0.3% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.6%±4.6 pts | 6.5% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 49.2%±3.8 pts | 59.3% | – |
| Mobile homes | 0.7%±0.8 pts | 1.2% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.2%±0.3 pts | 1.0% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 2.6%±1.2 pts | 5.5% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 31.5%±5.4 pts | 27.1% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 6.1%±3.4 pts | 7.4% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Easthampton building?
Builders took permits for 57 new housing units in Easthampton in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 3.6 per 1,000 residents against 1.7 across Massachusetts.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Easthampton work and get to work?
70.6% of Easthampton's workers drive alone and 19.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.3 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.7%.
| Measure | Easthampton | Hampshire County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 64.5%±3.8 pts | 61.5% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7%±2.2 pts | 5.0% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 70.6%±4.4 pts | 64.5% | – |
| Carpooled | 4.5%±2.7 pts | 5.2% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.6%±0.6 pts | 2.8% | – |
| Walked | 3.2%±2.0 pts | 7.4% | – |
| Worked from home | 19.0%±3.5 pts | 18.4% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 22.3 min±1.9 | 23.2 min | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
How does Easthampton compare with other places in Massachusetts?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Easthampton is the 2,322nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 56th-most populous of 58 in Massachusetts.
Easthampton is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 56th | 58 |
Easthampton's figures with every place in Massachusetts (CSV)
Every place in Massachusetts, sortable · Compare Easthampton with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Easthampton?
11 of the 57 figures for Easthampton on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Easthampton are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Easthampton.