Holyoke, Massachusetts demographics

Holyoke, MA demographics: median age 40.0; 25.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Holyoke city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2530840. The survey estimates a population of 37,813 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Holyoke is 40.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 15,618 households (±489). 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	40.0 ±1.6	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	8,103 ±731	21.4% ±1.9 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	8,641 ±777	22.9% ±2.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	13,463 ±828	35.6% ±2.2 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	7,606 ±624	20.1% ±1.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	18,345 ±606	48.5% ±1.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	19,468 ±604	51.5% ±1.6 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: 37,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	20,090 ±1,055	53.1% ±2.8 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,296 ±421	3.4% ±1.1 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	202 ±140 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	477 ±230	1.3% ±0.6 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,684 ±966	15.0% ±2.6 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	10,064 ±1,135	26.6% ±3.0 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,010 ±891	47.6% ±2.4 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19,803 ±891	52.4% ±2.4 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: 15,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,437 ±403	28.4% ±2.4 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	864 ±245	5.5% ±1.6 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,700 ±386	23.7% ±2.4 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,326 ±569	34.1% ±3.5 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,291 ±244	8.3% ±1.5 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,154 ±318	26.6% ±1.9 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,464 ±561	73.4% ±2.8 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,326 ±569	34.1% ±3.5 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,097 ±519	32.6% ±3.2 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,437 ±382	15.6% ±2.4 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,633 ±265	10.5% ±1.7 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	765 ±166	4.9% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	213 ±133 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	147 ±73	0.9% ±0.5 pp	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: 37,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	35,460 ±614	93.8% ±1.6 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,353 ±615	6.2% ±1.6 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 35,332
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	20,641 ±1,219	58.4% ±3.4 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	13,479 ±1,070	38.1% ±3.0 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	283 ±153 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	22 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	425 ±291 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	87 ±101 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	49 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	26 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	18 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	128 ±124 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	82 ±106 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	92 ±129 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 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: 26,416
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,637 ±624	21.3% ±2.3 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,635 ±625	28.9% ±2.2 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,182 ±519	15.8% ±1.9 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,116 ±387	8.0% ±1.4 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,188 ±521	15.9% ±1.9 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,658 ±357	10.1% ±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: 37,391
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	33,523 ±891	89.7% ±2.3 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,549 ±613	6.8% ±1.6 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	519 ±191	1.4% ±0.5 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	713 ±488 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	87 ±60 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 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

4.3% of Holyoke residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 86.4% 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	Holyoke	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.3% ±1.3 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.4% ±1.3 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±0.8 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 Holyoke . 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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