Goshen, MA

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Goshen, Massachusetts

Goshen, Massachusetts, in Hampshire county, is 22 miles NW of Chicopee, Massachusetts (center to center) and 89 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is in the Springfield area. There are 921 residents in Goshen.

The People and Families of Goshen

In Goshen, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Goshen had a median family income of $58,750. It's worth noting that college degrees are common in Goshen.

Goshen Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Goshen that were owner-occupied was 87%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use.

Commuting

In Goshen, 92% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Goshen strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Massachusetts):

Category	Trophy
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Goshen, MA

Comparing Goshen to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Massachusetts (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Category	Value
Near Medium City	22 miles NW of Chicopee, Massachusetts (center to center)
Nearest Large City	89 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Hampshire
Metro Area	Springfield
Standard Zip Codes	01032
Phone Area Codes	413
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.44
Longitude	-72.799

Station	CUMMINGTON HILL
Distance	7 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 52 F
Jul Temp	58 to 78 F
Oct Temp	37 to 57 F
Annual Precip	48.7 inches

Station	CHESTER 2
Distance	13.5 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 31 F
Apr Temp	33 to 60 F
Jul Temp	57 to 86 F
Oct Temp	34 to 64 F
Annual Precip	61.6 inches

Station	AMHERST
Distance	14.2 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	921	100%
Male	431	46.8%
Female	490	53.2%
Under 18	202	21.9%
18+	719	78.1%
65+	98	10.6%
Median Age	41.3
Average Family Size	2.94
White	912	99%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	6	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	10	1.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	957
Growth	36
Growth %	3.9%

Ancestry	Percent
English	12.6%
Polish	11.9%
French Canadian	11.1%
French (except Basque)	10.7%
Irish	10.5%
German	8.2%
US/American	7.1%
Italian	4.8%
Scottish	4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.8%
Dutch	2%
Scotch-Irish	1.7%
European	1.6%
Russian	1.6%
Armenian	1.5%
Northern European	1.1%
Canadian	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
Greek	0.5%
Basque	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Acadian/Cajun	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Eastern European	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Danish	0.3%
British	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Goshen	921	$58,750
Ashfield	1,800	$56,739
Chesterfield	1,201	$57,361
Conway	1,809	$62,917
Cummington	978	$48,750
Plainfield	589	$46,042
Williamsburg	2,427	$55,833

Library
Goshen Free Public Library 42 Main Street Goshen, Massachusetts (413) 268-7856

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