Chicopee is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 54,980 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Chicopee is the 24th largest community in Massachusetts.
The education level of Chicopee citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.86% of adults in Chicopee have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Chicopee in 2022 was $34,719, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,876 for a family of four. However, Chicopee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chicopee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chicopee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chicopee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chicopee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chicopee include Polish, French, Irish, French Canadian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Chicopee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.