Chicopee.
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Massachusetts·Hampden County
12 tracts·55K people·$275K median·2,414/mi²
White 64 · Hispanic 27 · Black 4 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 37 · Other 32 · Married couple 31
Retail 27 · Manufacturing 24 · Health 24 · Leisure 10 · Professional 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 21 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Chicopee is $274,500 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Chicopee has 55,295 residents across 12 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.9; the population is 63.6% White, 27.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Black, 2.9% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.3% (Census ACS).
Bowie (44%), Streiber Memorial School (40%) and Gen John J Stefanik (37%) lead the elementary schools; Dupont Middle (27%) and Bellamy Middle (25%) lead the middle schools; Chicopee Comprehensive High School (47%), Hampden Charter School of Science (40%) and Chicopee High (26%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,157/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Chicopee is $62,615 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Chicopee, median rent is $1,157/month and the median home value is $274,500 (Census ACS).
Chicopee reported 5.8 violent crimes and 18.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chicopee are ice storm (83), earthquake (74) and strong wind (58), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chicopee, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).