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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Hampden County ('FIPS' code: 25013)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 456,228
4. Avg. household income 49,777
5. Median household income 39,718
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 29,670
7. Number of children ages 5-17 88,763
8. Number of adults, 18-64 271,752
9. Number of elderly 66,043
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 33,718
11. Number of Hispanics 69,046
12. Number of Asians 6,047
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 630
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 5.65
15. Number in poverty 65,024
16. % in poverty 14.25
17. Number of children in poverty 26,797
18. % of children in poverty 22.63
19. Number of elderly in poverty 5,952
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 20.78
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 8.45
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 22.13
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 40.73
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 20.47
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 206,847
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 69,522
28. % of households itemizing 33.61
29. Percentage reporting contributions 89.46
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 9,020,485
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 126,242
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.40
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 205,983
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 71,082
35. % of households itemizing 34.51
36. Percentage reporting contributions 88.28
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 9,489,678
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 132,719
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.40
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 501
41. Private contributions & government grants 286,118,604
42. Total revenue 2,887,169,383
43. Total expenses 2,808,269,236
44. Total assets 3,328,201,990
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 10.98
46. Private contributions & government grants 627
47. Total revenue 6,328
48. Total expenses 6,155
49. Total assets 7,295