| Springfield-Hartford-West Hartford, MA-CT is a CNECTA: Combined New England City and Town Areas (Combined NECTAs) consist of two or more adjacent New England city and town areas (NECTAs) that have substantial employment interchange. They provide a very broad overview of 6 New England largest economic hubs. CSAs and CNECTAs are similar in that they combine large metropolitan and micropolitan areas. The primary difference is that CNECTAs are based on county subdivisions instead counties. With New England's high population density, this difference means that only areas with stronger ties are included. They can, and often do, cross state lines. |
1962 | Median Year Housing was BuiltAll Housing Including Owner/Renter Occupied and Unoccupied |
2.6% | Estimated Abandoned Homes |
This estimate includes vacant housing that is not for rent, rented, for sale, sold, for seasonal/recreational/occasional use, or for migrant workers.
66.2% | Home Ownership PercentageOccupied Housing Units |
25 | Price to Rent RatioOccupied Housing Units |
The price to rent ratio compares home values to rental costs. Values over 20 indicate that it is likely more affordable to rent. Values under 15 indicate that it is likely more affordable to buy. Values between 15 and 20 indicate that extra judgment must be taken when making housing decisions. It is calculated as the median home value divided by the median annual contract rent (ie. rent without additional utilities).
$233,700 | Median Owner Occupied Home Value |
$1,832 | Median Monthly Ownership CostsOwner Occupied Housing Units with a Mortgage |
Monthly housing costs include mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance, utilities, and condo fees. When comparing to monthly rental costs, be careful to also look at the median number of bedrooms. Owner occupied homes generally include more bedrooms than rentals.
3.5 | Estimated Median Bedrooms for OwnersOwner Occupied Housing Units |
1.7% | Average Annual Real Estate Taxes as a Percent of Home ValueOwner Occupied Housing Units |
3.8 | Housing Affordability (Median Multiple) |
The median multiple is the ratio of median house price by the median annual household income. In other words, how many years would it take for the median income to pay off the median home price? Higher values indicate that the incomes in the area are not high enough to warrant the higher home prices. Anything under 3 is considered affordable while higher values indicate that housing is not affordable.
31% | Housing Cost Burdened Owners |
Federally subsidized housing programs set the maximum affordable housing cost at 30% of income. This threshold has become a measure of housing affordability and is intended to make sure that households have enough money to for other needs including food, clothing, transportation, etc. Anyone spending more than 30% of their income on housing is considered house burdened because it becomes difficult to afford many of the other necessities of living.
$915 | Median Monthly Rent and Utility CostsRenter Occupied Housing Units with Housing Costs |
Monthly housing costs include rent and utilities. When comparing to monthly ownership costs, be careful to also look at the median number of bedrooms. Owner occupied homes generally include more bedrooms than rentals.
2.4 | Estimated Median Bedrooms for RentersRenter Occupied Housing Units |
49% | Housing Cost Burdened Renters |
Federally subsidized housing programs set the maximum affordable housing cost at 30% of income. This threshold has become a measure of housing affordability and is intended to make sure that households have enough money to for other needs including food, clothing, transportation, etc. Anyone spending more than 30% of their income on housing is considered house burdened because it becomes difficult to afford many of the other necessities of living.
$61,784 | Median Household Income |
45.7 | Household Income Inequality |
Income inequality is measured using the Gini coefficient. Lower values indicate that household income is spread evenly across the income groups. Higher values indicate that one income group is much more common than others.
12% | Poverty Rate |
Poverty status uses the standards set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). If a family's total income is less than a certain threshold, every person in the family is considered to be in poverty. The threshold varies based on family size, composition, and age.
$34,994 | Median Annual Individual EarningsPast 12 months for the Population Ages 16+ With Earnings |
70% | Unadjusted Gender Pay GapPopulation Ages 16+ with Earnings |
The unadjusted gender pay gap is the median indvidiual female earnings as a percentage of male earnings. In other words, women who work in Springfield-Hartford-West Hartford, MA-CT generally make around 7021% of what men do. Much of that difference is likely due to the number of hours worked (see the Full Time vs Part Time Work chart), occupations chosen (see the Employed by Occupation chart), education, and job experience. Adjusting for each of those factors to see what women with similar qualifications and jobs make compared to men is difficult, but the adjusted pay gap would be more likely to show the difference due to discrimination, difference in ability, or willingness to negotiate pay. For these reasons, differences in the gender pay shown here may be more likely to show the gender ideals in an area than the discriminatory practices. It is also worth noting that the 27% of men and 35% of women ages 16+ that did not have earnings were not included in the calculation.
9.7% | Unemployment RatePopulation Ages 16+ in the Civilian Labor Force |
To classify as unemployed, people must not be in the military and must be actively looking for work (also known as the U3 measure of unemployment which is the official unemployment rate). In Springfield-Hartford-West Hartford, MA-CT, 34% of the population ages 16+ are not employed, but are also not looking for work so they are not considered in the unemployment rate. See the Labor Force Participation Rate for more information.
66% | Labor Force Participation RatePopulation Ages 16+ |
People in the labor force include those in the armed forces as well as civilians who are employed or classified as unemployed. To classify as unemployed, people must be actively looking for work. Common people that are not considered in the labor force are students, homemakers, retired workers, seasonal workers not currently looking for work, and institutionalized people. In Springfield-Hartford-West Hartford, MA-CT, 34% of people are neither employed or looking for work.
Full-time employment is typically considered 35-40 hours per week. With the exception of health care coverage, federal law does not regulate the definition of full time employment for compensation and benefits purposes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) mandates that all employees working an average of 30 or more hours per week at a large employer must be eligible for health care coverage.
23 | Average Commute Time to WorkIn Minutes for Workers Ages 16+ Who Did Not Work at Home |
88% | Percent with a High School DiplomaPopulation Ages 25+ |
High school diplomas include equivalencies, but do not include those who reported completing grade 12 without a diploma.
41% | Percent with a College DegreePopulation Ages 25+ |
College degrees include those with an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional school, or Doctorate degree.
14% | Percent with a Post Graduate DegreePopulation Ages 25+ |
Post graduate degrees include those with a Master's, Professional school, or Doctorate degree.
Not being enrolled in school does not necessarily mean that the student dropped out. Only schools that lead to a high school diploma or college degree are included. Home schoolers were instructed to select private school. Ages 3-4 are not included because preschool programs are not usually mandated by law and only 60% of children in this age range were enrolled in Springfield-Hartford-West Hartford, MA-CT.
4% | Percent Not Enrolled in SchoolPopulation Ages 16-19 without a High School Diploma |
91% | Percent Enrolled in Public SchoolPopulation Ages 5-17 Enrolled in School |
1,964,876 | Total Population |
11% | Children Under 10 |
10% | Children Ages 10-17 |
20% | Young Adult Singles (Ages 18-39) |
23% | Middle Aged and Married (Ages 40-64) |
14% | Seniors (Ages 65+) |
Single female/male families do not necessarily denote single parent households. Single householders living with siblings, their aging parents, or any other relatives would be included.
The Office of Management Budget (OMB) and Census Bureau consider race and ethnicity as two distinct concepts. A person's race and whether they are of Hispanic origing are self reported to the Census Bureau according to which group they most closely identify. In 1997, the OMB revised the racial classification to include categories for two or more races. Because of criticism for treating these as separate questions and because many residents consider race and ethnicity to be the same, the Race and Ethnicity chart below shows those that consider themselves to be Non-Hispanic for each race with those that consider themselves Hispanic as a separate group.
43 | Racial and Ethnic Diversity |
The racial and ethnic diversity index measures the probability that any two people chose at random from Springfield-Hartford-West Hartford, MA-CT are of different races or ethnicities where higher numbers represent more diversity. It was developed by the University of North Carolina and USA Today in 1991 and adapted in 2000 to account for differences in Census questions. It uses the same calculation methods as the Gini Index used by the Census Bureau to determine household income inequality.
| Property | Source | Value |
|---|---|---|
| State | 2013 ACS | US |
| Summary Level | 2013 ACS | 335 (cnecta) |
| Logical Record Number | 2010 Census | 0215903 |
| Logical Record Number | 2013 ACS | 0006964 |
| Combined New England City & Town Area | 2013 ACS | 790 |
| Name | 2010 Census | Springfield-Amherst Center-Greenfield, MA-CT Combined NECTA |
| Name | 2013 ACS | Springfield-Hartford-West Hartford, MA-CT Combined NECTA |
| Functional Status Code | 2010 Census | S |
| Legal Statistical Area Description Code | 2010 Census | M4 |
| Combined Necta Size Code | 2010 Census | 20 |
| Full GEOID | 2013 ACS | 33500US790 |
| GEOID | 2013 ACS | 790 |
| Population | 2010 Census | 771,483 |
| Population | 2013 ACS | 1,964,876 |
| Housing Units | 2010 Census | 317,218 |
| Housing Units | 2013 ACS | 814,664 |
| Land Area | 2010 Census | 1,692.9 square miles |
| Land Area | 2013 ACS | 3,304.9 square miles |
| Water Area | 2010 Census | 45.4 square miles |
| Water Area | 2013 ACS | 85.3 square miles |
| Population Density | 2013 ACS | 594.5 people per sq. mile |
| Minimum Bounding Rectangle Or Bounding Box | 2013 ACS | [41.41477,-73.201836], [42.737756048385,-72.052565], |
| Centroid Or Center Coordinates | 2013 ACS | 42.030535345014, -72.618773068478 |
