W Springfield's Livability
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C
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
D
Education -
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Weather -
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Amenities
About W Springfield, MA
W Springfield, MA is located in Hampden County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for W Springfield is about 28,391 with about 849 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $222,000, which is roughly 51% lower than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 2% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $25,736, which is roughly 74% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 60% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.17Male Population Estimate: 48.8%
Female Population Estimate: 51.2%
Median Age: 20.2
Male Median Age: 19.6
Female Median Age: 20.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:8.7%
Asian:5.12%
Black:4.16%
Other:4.03%
Indian:0.63%
Hawaiian:0.16%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 39.55%
Other: 1.54%
Libertarian: 1.35%
Green: 0.53%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Springfield specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Hampden County: About 4.75431 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Hampden County: About 616.347 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Hampden County is about 17% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 53% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for W Springfield is about 6.2%.
Massachusetts is ranked #3 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 85.22 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 78.66The average living wage for the state of Massachusetts is $34.72/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Massachusetts a minimum wage score of 88.49 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.55/hr, which gives Massachusetts a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 24.09 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Massachusetts is $320.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 94.88 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Massachusetts does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Massachusetts does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Massachusetts does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Massachusetts does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Massachusetts does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ Massachusetts does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Massachusetts does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Massachusetts does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Massachusetts does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Massachusetts does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Massachusetts does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Massachusetts does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Massachusetts does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Massachusetts does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Massachusetts does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 01089, 01090 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 42.125682
Longitude: -72.641677
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 125.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 413