Agawam is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 28,144 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Agawam is the 60th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some cities, Agawam isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Agawam are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Agawam is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Agawam who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.31%), sales jobs (11.16%), and management occupations (9.45%).

Also of interest is that Agawam has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Agawam is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 98.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Agawam.

Agawam Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Agawam is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.45% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Agawam in 2000 was $22,562, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,248 for a family of four.

The people who call Agawam home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Agawam is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Agawam include Italian, Irish, French, French Canadian, Polish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Agawam is English.