Holyoke is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 37,628 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Holyoke is the 44th 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.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Holyoke are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.18% of adults in Holyoke having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Holyoke in 2022 was $27,973, 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 $111,892 for a family of four. However, Holyoke contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Holyoke is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holyoke home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Holyoke, accounting for 51.67% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Holyoke residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Holyoke include Irish, French, Polish, French Canadian, and Italian.

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