Who Lives Here
East Longmeadow Demographics
16,430 People, and What That Number Decides
Population is not trivia here. It sets how many state representatives the town shares, how much Chapter 70 money the schools get, and how many voters a candidate needs to win a seat. East Longmeadow counted 16,430 residents in the 2020 Census, and its own town census counted 16,334 in 2025. The town has grown slowly and steadily: 10,294 people in 1960, 13,367 in 1990, 15,720 in 2010.
Sources: Secretary of the Commonwealth, voter enrollment · US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Race and Ethnicity
| White alone | 85.8% |
|---|---|
| Black or African American alone | 2.6% |
| Asian alone | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.0% |
| Foreign born | 5.9% |
| Speak a language other than English at home | 10.5% |
Age, Housing and Work
| Under 18 | 22.3% |
|---|---|
| Under 5 | 4.7% |
| 65 and over | 21.3% |
| Veterans | 7.3% |
| Owner occupied homes | 86.6% |
| Median home value | $376,800 |
| Median gross rent | $1,337 |
| People per household | 2.7 |
| In the labor force | 65.0% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% |
Nearly a quarter of the town is under 18 and just over a fifth is 65 or older, which is why the school budget and the Council on Aging both draw a crowd at budget time.
How This Town Registers to Vote
| Unenrolled, no party | 9,287 (65.40%) |
|---|---|
| Democratic | 2,766 (19.48%) |
| Republican | 2,000 (14.08%) |
| Political designations | 147 (1.04%) |
| Total registered | 14,200 |
Almost two thirds of East Longmeadow voters belong to no party at all. In Massachusetts an unenrolled voter may take either party’s ballot in a primary, which makes that block the one every candidate has to persuade, and it is the reason a local race here is rarely decided by party.
Turnout in a town election is small enough that individual ballots are visible in the result. On June 2, 2026, 1,266 residents voted, a figure the Town Clerk printed as 8.9 percent of the 14,146 people registered that day, and the second Town Council seat was decided by 15 votes: Matthew Jacob Boucher took 673 to Carolyn Ferros’ 658, while Jonathan J. Torcia led with 713. The year before, 1,405 residents voted and a proposed charter amendment failed 658 to 631. In a town this size a few dozen conversations are a governing majority.
MassCivics last checked this page on October 20, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, P1, as of April 1, 2020.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5 year 2024, DP04, as of 2024.