Belchertown

  1. Belchertown Legal Resources
  2. Belchertown Statistics
  3. Belchertown Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Belchertown Employment Information
  5. Belchertown Family Information
  6. Belchertown Education Information
  7. Belchertown Business Information
  8. Belchertown Public Benefits Information
  9. Belchertown Criminal Information
  10. Belchertown Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Belchertown Zip Codes


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Belchertown Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 12,763
  • Land Area (2000): 134.925 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.815 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 413
  • Alias(es) (2003): BELCHERTOWN
Belchertown Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 12,000 2002 13,128 2005 13,808
2000 12,536 2003 13,524 2006 14,042
2001 13,030 2004 13,769 2007 14,268

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Houses (2000): 4,970
Belchertown Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 5,015 39.27%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 241 1.89%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,515 58.84%

Belchertown Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belchertown Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 1,542
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $36,232,000 / $8,196,000
Belchertown Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 6,009 5,711 298 4.95% 50
1991 6,071 5,647 425 7.00% 70
1992 6,166 5,706 460 7.46% 74
1993 6,183 5,777 406 6.57% 66
1994 6,368 6,029 338 5.31% 53
1995 6,249 5,987 262 4.19% 42
1996 6,376 6,162 215 3.37% 34
1997 6,566 6,362 204 3.10% 31
1998 6,682 6,486 197 2.95% 30
1999 6,801 6,621 180 2.64% 27
2000 7,629 7,468 161 2.11% 21
2001 7,765 7,563 202 2.61% 26
2002 7,916 7,630 286 3.61% 36
2003 8,019 7,670 349 4.35% 44
2004 8,148 7,776 371 4.56% 46
2005 8,284 7,860 424 5.11% 51
2006 8,366 7,983 383 4.57% 46
2007 8,272 7,948 324 3.91% 39
2008 8,203 7,875 328 4.00% 40
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 8,197 7,857 340 4.15% 41
Feb 2008 8,224 7,882 342 4.16% 42
Mar 2008 8,235 7,912 323 3.92% 39
Apr 2008 8,223 7,951 272 3.31% 33
May 2008 8,164 7,873 291 3.56% 36
Jun 2008 8,276 7,910 366 4.42% 44
Jul 2008 8,237 7,876 361 4.38% 44
Aug 2008 8,141 7,811 330 4.05% 41
Sep 2008 8,131 7,800 331 4.07% 41
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Belchertown Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 391 10.91%
2. Educational Services 328 9.15%
3. Public Administration 302 8.43%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 168 4.69%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 166 4.63%
6. Metal Manufactuing 136 3.80%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 131 3.66%
8. Repair and Maintenance 131 3.66%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 130 3.63%
10. Health Care 114 3.18%
11. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 96 2.68%
12. U.S. Postal Service 95 2.65%
13. Finance and Insurance 94 2.62%
14. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 94 2.62%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 78 2.18%
16. Utilities 73 2.04%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 70 1.95%
18. Other Transportation 67 1.87%
19. Paper Manufacturing 67 1.87%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 57 1.59%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 677 19.01%
2. Health Care 589 16.54%
3. Public Administration 288 8.09%
4. Finance and Insurance 276 7.75%
5. Social Assistance 222 6.23%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 188 5.28%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 140 3.93%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 111 3.12%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 87 2.44%
10. Department and Other General Stores 84 2.36%
11. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 57 1.60%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 50 1.40%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 48 1.35%
14. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 44 1.24%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 43 1.21%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 39 1.09%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 34 0.95%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 31 0.87%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 28 0.79%
20. Repair and Maintenance 28 0.79%

Belchertown Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 246 6.87%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 185 5.16%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 175 4.88%
4. Other Management Occupations 171 4.77%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 150 4.19%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 141 3.94%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 130 3.63%
8. Law Enforcement Workers 110 3.07%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 110 3.07%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 102 2.85%
11. Other Production Occupations 97 2.71%
12. Business Operations Specialists 84 2.34%
13. Carpenters 84 2.34%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 81 2.26%
15. Cashiers 67 1.87%
16. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 67 1.87%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 67 1.87%
18. Top Executives 65 1.81%
19. Engineers 64 1.79%
20. Other Construction Trades 62 1.73%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 253 7.10%
2. Registered Nurses 232 6.51%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 196 5.50%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 165 4.63%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 163 4.58%
6. Business Operations Specialists 142 3.99%
7. Cashiers 133 3.73%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 129 3.62%
9. Other Management Occupations 123 3.45%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 102 2.86%
11. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 91 2.55%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 88 2.47%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 81 2.27%
14. Other Personal Care, Not child care 81 2.27%
15. Other Healthcare Support 71 1.99%
16. Child Care Workers 67 1.88%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 67 1.88%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 65 1.82%
19. Postsecondary Teachers 63 1.77%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 62 1.74%

Belchertown Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,844 60.33%
15-35 hours 1,718 17.74%
1-14 hours 361 3.73%
No regular hours 1,764 18.21%

Belchertown Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 123 1.78%
5 AM-5:29 AM 170 2.46%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 250 3.62%
6 AM-6:29 AM 707 10.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 748 10.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,246 18.06%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,079 15.64%
8 AM-8:29 AM 813 11.78%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 361 5.23%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 399 5.78%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 140 2.03%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 9 0.13%
Noon-3:59 PM 423 6.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM 433 6.27%

Belchertown Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 152 2.20%
5-9 416 6.03%
10-14 682 9.88%
15-19 748 10.84%
20-24 955 13.84%
25-29 809 11.72%
30-34 1,459 21.14%
35-39 313 4.54%
40-44 459 6.65%
45-59 499 7.23%
60-89 240 3.48%
At least 90 169 2.45%

Belchertown Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 9 0.13% 3,753 54.38%
30-44 9 0.13% 2,222 32.20%
45-59 21 0.30% 478 6.93%
At least 60 15 0.22% 394 5.71%

Belchertown Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5 0.07%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 742 10.50%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,986 84.69%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 24 0.34%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 54 0.76%
Color 6 Box Walked 90 1.27%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 167 2.36%

Belchertown Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belchertown Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,839 (12,755 people)
Families (2000): 3,486 (10,687 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,013
People at same address in 1995: 7,760
Belchertown Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 264 5.46%
$10,000-$14,999 228 4.71%
$15,000-$19,999 178 3.68%
$20,000-$24,999 301 6.22%
$25,000-$29,999 227 4.69%
$30,000-$34,999 279 5.77%
$35,000-$39,999 238 4.92%
$40,000-$44,999 262 5.41%
$45,000-$49,999 294 6.08%
$50,000-$59,999 546 11.28%
$60,000-$74,999 788 16.28%
$75,000-$99,999 664 13.72%
$100,000-$124,999 340 7.03%
$125,000-$149,999 101 2.09%
$150,000-$199,999 94 1.94%
$200,000 or more 35 0.72%

Belchertown Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 973 20.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,372 28.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 284 5.90%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 806 16.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 42 0.87%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 888 18.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 34 0.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 294 6.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 8 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 75 1.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 32 0.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Belchertown Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,268 30.51%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,185 15.62%
Public Assistance 144 1.03%
Retirement 731 5.22%
Self Employment 756 5.40%
Social Security 1,019 7.28%
Supplemental Security 161 1.15%
Wage / Salary 4,132 29.53%
Other 595 4.25%

Belchertown Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,432 48.79%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,503 51.21%

Belchertown Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 428 8.83%
Color 1 Box Married 3,079 63.54%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,223 25.24%
Color 3 Box Widowed 116 2.39%

Belchertown Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 476 9.32%
Color 1 Box Married 3,111 60.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,118 21.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 400 7.84%

Belchertown Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belchertown Education Information Back to top
Belchertown Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 222 2.38%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 681 7.29%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,682 28.71%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,076 22.22%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 922 9.87%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,625 17.39%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,134 12.14%

Belchertown Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 91 0.71% 143 1.12% 234 1.83%
Kindergarten 127 1.00% 43 0.34% 170 1.33%
Grades 1-4 862 6.75% 67 0.52% 929 7.28%
Grades 5-8 689 5.40% 61 0.48% 750 5.88%
Grades 9-12 631 4.94% 59 0.46% 690 5.41%
Undergrad college 602 4.72% 100 0.78% 702 5.50%
Graduate or professional school 172 1.35% 62 0.49% 234 1.83%
Total 3,174 24.87% 535 4.19% 3,709 29.06%

Belchertown Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belchertown Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 230
Belchertown Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belchertown Public Benefits Information Back to top
Belchertown Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,001 94.24%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 734 5.76%

Belchertown Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belchertown Criminal Information Back to top
Belchertown Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.500 6.417 0.500 9.417
2000 2.632 0.160 0.080 0.000 2.872 0.000 1.675 4.866 0.798 7.339
2001 2.072 0.077 0.000 0.384 2.533 0.153 2.840 5.219 1.765 9.977
2002 1.523 0.381 0.000 0.076 1.980 0.076 5.484 6.703 2.133 14.397
2003 1.553 0.813 0.000 0.074 2.440 0.000 3.845 5.176 1.331 10.352
2004 2.106 0.291 0.000 0.000 2.397 0.218 3.849 7.989 1.162 13.000
2005 1.014 0.217 0.000 0.000 1.231 0.072 4.056 6.373 1.376 11.805
2006 1.353 0.214 0.000 0.071 1.638 0.214 5.127 8.047 1.139 14.314
2007 1.332 0.140 0.000 0.000 1.472 0.070 4.766 7.569 0.911 13.246

Belchertown Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 5 14
2005 5 17
2006 5 16
2007 5 17

Belchertown Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 113
2000 128
2001 163
2002 215

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Belchertown Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Belchertown Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,901 14.89%
10-19 Years 1,833 14.36%
20-29 Years 1,302 10.20%
30-39 Years 2,286 17.91%
40-49 Years 2,528 19.81%
50-59 Years 1,445 11.32%
60-69 Years 657 5.15%
70-79 Years 547 4.29%
80-89 Years 238 1.86%
90+ Years 26 0.20%

Belchertown Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,211 48.66%
Color 1 Box Female 6,552 51.34%

Belchertown Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,160 95.28%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 202 1.58%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 145 1.14%
Color 2 Box Asian 125 0.98%
Color 1 Box African-American 91 0.71%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 20 0.16%
Color 6 Box Other Race 14 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.05%

Belchertown Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 2,719 17.01%
2. French Non-Basque 2,322 14.53%
3. English 1,815 11.35%
4. French Canadian 1,715 10.73%
5. Polish 1,711 10.70%
6. Italian 1,240 7.76%
7. German 1,222 7.64%
8. United States Or American 637 3.98%
9. Scottish 365 2.28%
10. Russian 283 1.77%

Belchertown Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,117 93.17%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 219 1.84%
3. French 189 1.58%
4. Russian 120 1.01%
5. Polish 73 0.61%
6. Italian 67 0.56%
7. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 58 0.49%
8. Arabic 48 0.40%
9. Chinese 41 0.34%

Belchertown Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 12,356 96.75%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 238 1.86%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 177 1.39%

Belchertown Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Belchertown Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belchertown Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01007