County profile
Hampden County, MA
United States · GDP 2024
#193 of 3,127 US counties by GDP54th-percentile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$30.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
168,744
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
9,339
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
464,338
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$71.3k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
29.3%±0.8%
Poverty rate
16.3%±0.8%
Business applications
3,994 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,472
31.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Eversource EnergyUtilities$13.5B62C2Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.Industrials$523.8M70B3Mestek, Inc.Industrials$424.6M70B4NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc.Consumer Defensive$238.0k——5VizConnect, Inc.Industrials$181.1k——6Western New England Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$44.0k43DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care38%
Retail trade18%
Manufacturing15%
Food & accommodation14%
Education7%
Transportation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
464,338
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $66.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−7,339
International migration+9,207
Natural change−1,317
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$23.8B2019
$24.1B2020
$26.0B2021
$27.5B2022
$29.2B2023
$30.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$298.8k±$3.6k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
6.6%±0.5%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$94.5M
318 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 95Hurricane 93Strong wind 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7412016
7682017
8062018
8352019
8762020
9882021
11172022
11932023
12722024
13392025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 21% since 20212632021
2542022
3602023
4432024
3182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-91
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
PAS
Nearest port
42.8 km
CONNECTICUT RESOURCES RECOVERY AUTHORITY, SOUTH MEADOW STATION WH
Nearest commercial airport
7.4 km
WESTFIELD-BARNES RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.3k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hampden?
Hampden's economy produced $30.6B in 2024, growing 4.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.