About Hampden

Hampden is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 5,171 people and just one neighborhood, Hampden is the 250th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns , Hampden isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hampden are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hampden is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampden who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.95%), sales jobs (12.04%), and management occupations (9.46%).

In addition, Hampden is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Hampden is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hampden really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hampden perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Hampden is a very car-oriented town. 99.06% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Hampden is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Hampden has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Hampden is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Hampden Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Hampden is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.43% of adults in Hampden have a college degree.

The per capita income in Hampden in 2000 was $26,690, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,760 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Hampden is English.