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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Hampshire County ('FIPS' code: 25015)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 152,251
4. Avg. household income 56,996
5. Median household income 46,098
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 6,652
7. Number of children ages 5-17 22,980
8. Number of adults, 18-64 104,356
9. Number of elderly 18,263
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 2,837
11. Number of Hispanics 5,123
12. Number of Asians 4,881
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 300
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 5.12
15. Number in poverty 12,585
16. % in poverty 8.27
17. Number of children in poverty 2,505
18. % of children in poverty 8.45
19. Number of elderly in poverty 1,155
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 10.64
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 7.82
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 13.63
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 37.77
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 37.95
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 70,088
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 27,479
28. % of households itemizing 39.21
29. Percentage reporting contributions 87.48
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 3,392,401
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 53,115
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.57
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 69,827
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 28,255
35. % of households itemizing 40.46
36. Percentage reporting contributions 87.20
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 3,616,454
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 55,895
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.55
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 353
41. Private contributions & government grants 315,761,214
42. Total revenue 1,795,232,316
43. Total expenses 1,341,086,040
44. Total assets 6,510,408,446
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 23.19
46. Private contributions & government grants 2,074
47. Total revenue 11,791
48. Total expenses 8,808
49. Total assets 42,761