Holyoke is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 39,838 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Holyoke is the 35th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Holyoke was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities, Holyoke isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Holyoke are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Holyoke is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Holyoke who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.87%), sales jobs (9.60%), and teaching (8.02%).

One of the benefits of Holyoke is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.59 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Holyoke use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Holyoke's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Holyoke Information and Demographics

The citizens of Holyoke are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.93% of adults in Holyoke having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Holyoke in 2000 was $15,913, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,652 for a family of four.

Holyoke is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holyoke home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Holyoke is White, followed by African-American. Holyoke also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 41.04% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Holyoke include Irish, Polish, French, French Canadian, German, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Holyoke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.