Chicopee, Massachusetts demographics

Chicopee, MA demographics: median age 41.9; 22.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Chicopee city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2513660. The survey estimates a population of 55,295 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Chicopee is 41.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 24,424 households (±730). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.9 ±1.4	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,295
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	10,632 ±951	19.2% ±1.7 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	12,131 ±1,055	21.9% ±1.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	21,762 ±1,262	39.4% ±2.3 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	10,770 ±797	19.5% ±1.4 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,295
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	26,193 ±855	47.4% ±1.5 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	29,102 ±855	52.6% ±1.5 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,295
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	38,141 ±1,564	69.0% ±2.8 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,113 ±909	5.6% ±1.6 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	66 ±80 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,007 ±454	1.8% ±0.8 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,555 ±1,050	10.0% ±1.9 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,413 ±1,207	13.4% ±2.2 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,295
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,332 ±1,076	72.9% ±1.9 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14,963 ±1,072	27.1% ±1.9 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,614 ±587	31.2% ±2.2 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,575 ±349	6.4% ±1.4 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,428 ±560	18.1% ±2.2 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,093 ±824	37.2% ±3.2 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,714 ±367	7.0% ±1.5 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,945 ±452	24.3% ±1.7 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	18,479 ±854	75.7% ±2.7 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,093 ±824	37.2% ±3.2 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,521 ±694	30.8% ±2.7 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,258 ±493	17.4% ±2.0 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,439 ±385	10.0% ±1.5 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	637 ±220	2.6% ±0.9 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	219 ±136 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	257 ±148 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,295
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	50,059 ±760	90.5% ±1.4 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,236 ±760	9.5% ±1.4 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 52,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	39,874 ±1,244	75.9% ±2.3 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	7,868 ±905	15.0% ±1.7 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	490 ±265 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	40 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,575 ±444	3.0% ±0.8 pp	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	956 ±283	1.8% ±0.5 pp	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	36 ±54 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	98 ±99 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	20 ±49 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	958 ±501 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	225 ±176 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	383 ±305 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 39,868
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,408 ±841	13.6% ±2.1 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	13,507 ±864	33.9% ±2.1 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,688 ±862	19.3% ±2.1 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,142 ±564	10.4% ±1.4 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,572 ±559	14.0% ±1.4 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,551 ±503	8.9% ±1.3 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 54,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	50,975 ±681	92.9% ±1.2 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,179 ±510	4.0% ±0.9 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,008 ±370	1.8% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	381 ±210 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	342 ±218 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.4% of Chicopee residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 88.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chicopee	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.4% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.3% ±1.4 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.8% ±1.2 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Chicopee . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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