Southampton (Massachusetts)

Hampshire County

25-62745

Southampton is a town in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts with about 5,400 inhabitants. Southampton is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area.

Information provided by the United States Census Bureau According to the city has a total area of ​​75.3 square kilometers, of which 2.4 square miles is covered with water.

Demography

Data obtained from the census in 2000 5.387 inhabitants of Southampton lived in 1,985 households; among them were 1,556 families. The population density was 74 per sq km. In place 2,025 residential units were recorded. Among the population was 98.3 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent American Indian, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.2 percent of other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent reported belonging to several ethnic groups.

Among the 1,985 households 36.6 percent of children were under 18 years; 66.9 percent were married couples living together. 16.8 percent of households were single-person households. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size 3.07.

The population was spread out with 25.5 percent under the age of 18, 6.3 percent from 18 to 24, 29.1 percent 25-44 years, 29.2 percent from 45 to 64 years and 9.9 percent of 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years.

The median household income was $ 61,831, the median family income $ 64,960. The per capita income was $ 26,205 in Southampton. Under the poverty line lived 2.4 percent of the population.