Agawam is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 28,749 people and six associated neighborhoods, Agawam is the 67th largest community in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that Agawam has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Agawam is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.97% of adults in Agawam have a college degree.

The per capita income in Agawam in 2022 was $47,079, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $188,316 for a family of four. However, Agawam contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Agawam is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Agawam home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Agawam residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Agawam include Irish, Italian, French, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Agawam is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Spanish.