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01040 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01040 covers Holyoke, Massachusetts, with a population of about 37,949 and a median household income of $51,892.

Population
37,9491,793 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$51,89249% below the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
23.7%11.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$337,398up 26.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,01640% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
24.3%10.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
41.6%23.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
842

Where 01040 is

Holyoke, Massachusetts — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population37,949
Median age39.1
Family households56.4%
Born outside the US6.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home42.3%
White (non-Hispanic)43.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino51.6%
Veterans5.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$51,892
Income per person$31,189
Poverty rate23.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance38.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.9%
$10–15k8.8%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k6.4%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k6.4%
$200k or more6.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,820
Mean adjusted gross income$54,457
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k32.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$255,300
Median gross rent$1,016
Rent as a share of household income29.8%
Owner-occupied41.6%
Vacant homes9%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house33%
Attached house6.8%
2 to 4 units22.4%
5 to 19 units25.2%
20 or more units12.5%
Mobile home0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$337,398as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.7%
Typical asking rent$1,796as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$337,398$111,812

$111,812 in 2000 to $337,398 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%
High school diploma or higher79.3%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone76.6%
Takes public transport2.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.3% 10 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.5% 12.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.3% 10.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity29.1% 12 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps34.3% 20 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity23.3% 9.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.8% 3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments842
People employed16,594
Annual payroll$886,349,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 28.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss28 out of 100
Community resilience62.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane79Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought55.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche21.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Massachusetts and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMassachusettsUnited States
Median household income$51,892$101,341$78,538
Income per person$31,189$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate23.7%10%12.4%
Median home value$255,300$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,016$1,687$1,348
Homeownership41.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home9.1%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US6.4%17.7%13.9%
Median age39.14038.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWESTFIELD BARNES MUNI AP, MA US8.9 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January34.8°F / 15.5°F2.75 in rain
February37.9°F / 17.3°F2.6 in rain
March46.6°F / 25.7°F3.43 in rain
April60.3°F / 35.4°F4.06 in rain
May71.6°F / 46.2°F3.71 in rain
June79.7°F / 55.1°F4.37 in rain
July84.9°F / 60.9°F4.15 in rain
August82.9°F / 59.1°F3.72 in rain
September75.3°F / 50.9°F4.6 in rain
October63°F / 39.4°F4.72 in rain
November50.8°F / 30.2°F3.47 in rain
December39.8°F / 22.1°F3.58 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket88% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Holyoke School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability10.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

01041 Holyoke, MA0.9 km away
01014 Chicopee, MA3.9 km away
01021 Chicopee, MA3.9 km away
01090 West Springfield, MA3.9 km away
01102 Springfield, MA3.9 km away
01111 Springfield, MA3.9 km away
01116 Longmeadow, MA3.9 km away
01138 Springfield, MA3.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Hampden County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.16 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq mi
Population density1,793 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2020, -72.6262

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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