Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Population in July 2007: 42,931. Population change since 2000: -5.8%

Males: 20,404	(47.5%)
Females: 22,527	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 01201, 01202, 01203.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,193 (it was $35,655 in 2000)

Pittsfield:	$43,193
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $164,065 (it was $98,200 in 2000)

Pittsfield:	$164,065
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $215,355; Detached houses: $228,991; Townhouses or other attached units: $158,922; In 2-unit structures: $128,319; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,326; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $43,138; Mobile homes: $41,552
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Races in Pittsfield:

White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
Black (3.7%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Other race (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Pittsfield: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.4%), Italian (19.6%), French (13.3%), English (11.3%), German (9.4%), Polish (7.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1039 feet

Land area: 40.7 square miles.

Population density: 1054 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pittsfield

High school or higher: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pittsfield city

Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 49.4%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.6%
Divorced: 12.1%

1,773 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:	3.9%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 28 registered sex offenders living in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pittsfield to the number of sex offenders is 1533 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Pittsfield:	1.6% ($1,573)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Pittsfield satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (30.6 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (110.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (115.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Dalton, MA (2.2 miles ), Lanesborough, MA (2.2 miles ), Lenox, MA (2.5 miles ), Hinsdale, MA (2.7 miles ), Hancock, MA (2.7 miles ), Richmond, MA (2.7 miles ), Washington, MA (2.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 37 buildings, average cost: $106,400
1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $114,900
1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $100,700
1999: 31 buildings, average cost: $106,900
2000: 39 buildings, average cost: $117,200
2001: 38 buildings, average cost: $127,600
2002: 44 buildings, average cost: $127,600
2003: 44 buildings, average cost: $178,800
2004: 46 buildings, average cost: $174,900
2005: 77 buildings, average cost: $157,600
2006: 88 buildings, average cost: $176,400
2007: 73 buildings, average cost: $176,400

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Latitude: 42.45 N, Longitude: 73.25 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +5,705 (+12.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 14,389 (69.0%)

Area code: 413

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Population change in the 1990s: -2,988 (-6.1%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	4.2%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Crime in Pittsfield by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2003	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	3	2	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	4.5	2.3	0.0
Rapes	4	3	20	13	32	40	43
per 100,000	8.7	6.4	43.5	28.8	72.5	90.7	99.6
Robberies	20	16	32	15	36	36	37
per 100,000	43.7	34.4	69.5	33.3	81.5	81.6	85.7
Assaults	85	120	25	166	282	266	215
per 100,000	185.9	257.7	54.3	368.4	638.6	602.8	497.8
Burglaries	328	322	189	109	309	348	448
per 100,000	717.4	691.4	410.8	241.9	699.7	788.7	1037.2
Thefts	989	810	867	441	668	804	608
per 100,000	2163.1	1739.2	1884.3	978.7	1512.6	1822.1	1407.6
Auto thefts	104	76	105	161	64	88	79
per 100,000	227.5	163.2	228.2	357.3	144.9	199.4	182.9
Arson	104	N/A	N/A	N/A	12	5	6
per 100,000	227.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	27.2	11.3	13.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	212.2	198.0	188.9	204.7	340.3	366.1	348.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 104 (84 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.96
US city average:	3.00

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Pittsfield-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Pittsfield city center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 19.7 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Matt White - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Washington Nationals, born: Aug 19, 1977), Suzanne Riccio-Major - (born 1963), former boxer.

Main business address for: BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC (SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED).

Hospital/medical center in Pittsfield:

BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (725 NORTH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Pittsfield:

NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA)
FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; TROY, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Pittsfield, MA

Airports and Heliports located in Pittsfield:

Pittsfield Municipal Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 4,000, Itinerant Ops: 17,000, Local Ops: 28,500, Military Ops: 200)
Advance Materials Corp Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Pittsfield, MA

Amtrak station:
PITTSFIELD (DEPOT ST. BTW NORTH & CENTER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.pittsfield.ma.us

Colleges/Universities in Pittsfield:

BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,506; Location: 1350 WEST ST; Public; Website: www.cc.berkshire.org)
MILDRED ELLEY SCHOOL INC (FT enrollment: 35; Location: 7 WHIPPLE ST; Private, for-profit; Website: mebs.nycap.rr.com/)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pittsfield:

WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 24 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 32 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
SIENA COLLEGE (about 33 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)
SMITH COLLEGE (about 33 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)

Public high schools in Pittsfield:

TACONIC HIGH (Students: 1002; Location: 96 VALENTINE ROAD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
PITTSFIELD HIGH (Students: 998; Location: 300 EAST STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)

Private high schools in Pittsfield:

ST JOSEPH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 22 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
MISS HALL'S SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: 492 HOLMES ROAD P.O. BOX 1166; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
MASTERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location: ST LUKE SQ/EAST ST.; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Pittsfield:

THEODORE HERBERG MIDDLE (Students: 757; Location: 501 POMEROY AVENUE; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
JOHN T REID MIDDLE (Students: 692; Location: 950 NORTH STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
EGREMONT (Students: 496; Location: 84 EGREMONT AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
SILVIO O CONTE COMMUNITY (Students: 442; Location: 200 WEST UNION STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
MORNINGSIDE COMM SCH (Students: 429; Location: 100 BURBANK STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
CROSBY (Students: 408; Location: 517 WEST STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
WILLIAMS (Students: 337; Location: 50 BUSHEY ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
ALLENDALE (Students: 309; Location: 180 CONNECTICUT AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
ROBERT T. CAPELESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 86 BROOKS AVENUE; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
STEARNS (Students: 231; Location: 75 LEBANON AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)

Private elementary/middle schools in Pittsfield:

SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 321; Location: 1 MEADOW LANE; Grades: KG - 4)
ST MARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location: 400 COLUMBUS AVE EXT; Grades: 5 - 8)
HILLCREST EDUCATNL CTRS HIGHP (Students: 45; Location: P.O. BOX 4699; Grades: UG - UG; Boys only)
SINAI ACAD/BERKSHIRES (Students: 34; Location: P.O.BOX 3273; Grades: KG - 4)

See full list of schools located in Pittsfield

Library in Pittsfield:

BERKSHIRE ATHENAEUM (Operating income: $812,843; Location: 1 WENDELL AVE.; 159,070 books; 4,725 audio materials; 1,651 video materials; 353 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Pittsfield: Memorial Park (A), Pittsfield Country Club (B), Ponterril (C), Pontoosuc Lake Country Club (D), The Pittsfield Plaza (E), Berkshire Hills Country Club (F), Bousquet Ski Area (G), Camp Stevenson (H), Catamount Ski Area (I), Downing Industrial Park (J), Federico Office Park (K), G E Athletic Association Golf Course (L), Arrowhead (M), Old Central Fire Station (N), Jonathan Edwards Library (O), Berkshire Athenaeum (P), Berkshire County Courthouse (Q), Berkshire County Jail (R), Berkshire Law Library (S), Berkshire Museum (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: A-Z Shopping Center (1), Allendale Shopping Center (2), Pittsfield Mall (3), Pittsfield Mall Shopping Center (4), Pittsfield Plaza Shopping Center (5), Stop and Shop Plaza Shopping Center (6), Berkshire Common Shopping Center (7), Bradlees Plaza Shopping Center (8), Dalton Avenue Plaza Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pittsfield include: United Methodist Church of Lenox (A), Unitarian Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Christian Assembly Church (D), Tabernacle Baptist Church (E), Cornerstone Baptist Church (F), South Congregational Church (G), Second Congregational Church (H), Saint Teresa Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Love of Peace Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2), Pittsfield Cemetery (3), East Part Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pecks Pond (A), Morewood Lake (B), Silver Lake (C), Mud Pond (D), Goodrich Pond (E), West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir (F), Richmond Pond (G), Onota Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Unkamet Brook (A), East Branch Housatonic River (B), Parker Brook (C), Shaker Brook (D), Onota Brook (E), Hathaway Brook (F), Hawthorne Brook (G), West Branch Housatonic River (H), Sykes Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Pittsfield include: Coolidge Playground (1), Sackett Brook Park (2), Osceola Park (3), Clapp Park (4), Burbank Park (5), Henry V Marchisio Memorial Park (6), Wahcohah Park (7), Pontoosuc Park (8), Deming Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Pittsfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Berkshire County Historical Society (Museums; 780 Holmes Road) (1), Arrowhead Museum (780 Holmes Road) (2), Berkshire Travel (Ski & Helicopter Tours; 39 Willis Street) (3), Berkshire Athenaeum - Reference Information Desk (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1 Wendell Avenue) (4), Cyberstation (Amusement & Theme Parks; Berkshire Cmn) (5), Amusement Games Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 518 East Street) (6), Burris Vending (Amusement & Theme Parks; 518 East Street) (7), East St Rentals (Amusement & Theme Parks; 745 East Street) (8), Berkshire Visitors Bureau (Berkshire Cmn) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn (1055 South Street) (1), Crowne Plaza Berkshires (1 West Street) (2), Berkshire Inn (Ip) (150 W Housatonic St) (3), Heart of the Berkshires Motel (970 West Housatonic Street) (4), Colonial Motor Lodge (509 Lebanon Ave Rt 20w) (5), Huntsman Truck Caps (1350 West Housatonic Street) (6), Pittsfield Travelodge (16 Cheshire Rd) (7), Ramada Limited Inn & Suites Pittsfield (1350 W Housatonic St) (8), Ramada Inn & Suites (1350 West Housatonic Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Berkshire Superior Court- Chief Court Off (24 Wendell Avenue) (1), Pittsfield District Court - Clerk's Office (24 Wendell Avenue) (2), Berkshire County - Superior Court- Probation Ofcr (76 East Street) (3), Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Berkshire Superior Court- Clerk's Office (76 East Street) (4), Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Central Berkshire District Court Adult Proba (24 Wendell Avenue) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Air pollution trends in Pittsfield

Pollutant: Ozone: 0.087 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.072 ppm in 2000, 0.092 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.097 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.088 ppm in 2000, 0.105 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM_2.5): 11.8 µ/m³ in 2005 (it was 11.8 µ/m³ in 2000).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pittsfield and their reported violations in the past:

PITTSFIELD DPU WATER DEPT (Population served: 43000, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-21-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-21-2002)

52 regular monitoring violations

VIEW DRIVE WATER COMMUNITY (Address: 251 YOKUN RD, Population served: 38, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1997 and JUL-10-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2001 and NOV-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2001)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.0%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	11.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pittsfield, MA

People in group quarters in Pittsfield

621 people in nursing homes
279 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
110 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
79 people in other nonhousehold living situations
64 people in homes for the mentally retarded
40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
36 people in other group homes
28 people in homes for the mentally ill
7 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Pittsfield compared to Massachusetts state average:

Pittsfield, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.

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Banks with branches in Pittsfield (2009 data):

Berkshire Bank: Park Square Branch, Elm Street Branch, Melbourne Estates Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Pittsfield-Allendale Branch, at 24 North Street. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $2,630.7 mil, Deposits: $1,877.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices
Legacy Banks: at 99 North Street, West Housatonic Office Branch, Free Standing Building Branch, Free Standing Building Branch. Info updated 2009-03-24: Bank assets: $923.4 mil, Deposits: $609.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices
TD Bank, National Association: Coltsville Branch, Elm Street Branch, West Street Branch. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
RBS Citizens, National Association: Pittsfield Rte. 7 Stop & Shop Branch at 1 Dan Fox Road, branch established on 2001-09-30; Pittsfield Stop & Shop Branch at 600 Merrill Road, branch established on 2001-09-30. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
The Pittsfield Co-operative Bank: The Pittsfield Co-Operative Bank at 70 South Street, branch established on 1889-01-01; Dalton Avenue Branch at 110 Dalton Avenue, branch established on 1999-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $233.1 mil, Deposits: $178.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 4 total offices

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Travelodge Pittsfield, 16 Cheshire Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201, Phone: (413) 443-5661, Fax: (413) 443-5866
Crowne Plaza Pittsfield, 1 West St, Pittsfield, MA 01201, Phone: (413) 499-2000
Comfort Inn, 1055 South St, Pittsfield, MA 01201, Phone: (413) 443-4714, Fax: (413) 445-7400
Patriot Suites Hotel, 8 Dan Fox Dr, Pittsfield, MA 01201, Phone: (413) 997-3300, Fax: (413) 997-3301

See all 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Pittsfield mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Utility gas (43%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for Pittsfield

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	77.0%	4.1%	4.1%	2.9%	2.5%
Congregations	28.2%	11.5%	16.0%	7.6%	7.6%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	6.6%
Congregations	1.5%	2.3%	6.1%	0.8%	18.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	23	$80,525	$42,013	1	$1,736
Other Government Administration	11	$39,316	$42,890	13	$8,276
Judicial and Legal	1	$3,015	$36,180	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	82	$505,689	$74,003	0	$0
Police - Other	20	$56,694	$34,016	7	$4,820
Firefighters	89	$405,496	$54,674	0	$0
Fire - Other	3	$7,189	$28,756	0	$0
Streets and Highways	24	$101,603	$50,802	2	$4,313
Airports	2	$7,660	$45,960	1	$166
Welfare	12	$28,330	$28,330	6	$5,446
Health	18	$62,652	$41,768	3	$6,604
Sewerage	24	$75,077	$37,539	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	9	$26,610	$35,480	2	$2,404
Housing and Community Development(Local)	11	$41,592	$45,373	0	$0
Water Supply	17	$57,309	$40,453	2	$5,460
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction	672	$2,948,818	$52,657	297	$327,039
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total	208	$504,455	$29,103	67	$102,367
Local Libraries	17	$46,496	$32,821	33	$18,653
Other and Unallocable	38	$131,613	$41,562	2	$4,027
Totals for Government	1281	$5,130,139	$48,058	436	$491,311

Pittsfield government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,787,000
Charges - Sewerage: $4,737,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,256,000

All Other: $749,000

Parking Facilities: $575,000

Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $366,000

Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $166,000

Parks and Recreation: $17,000
Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $69,235,000
General - Other: $21,711,000

Police Protection: $6,351,000

Local Fire Protection: $5,419,000

Regular Highways: $3,845,000

General Public Buildings: $3,060,000

Sewerage: $3,008,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,523,000

Housing and Community Development: $2,281,000

Water Utilities: $1,887,000

Parks and Recreation: $1,022,000

Financial Administration: $912,000

Libraries: $842,000

Health - Other: $645,000

Central Staff Services: $264,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $254,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $203,000

Public Welfare - Other: $157,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,510,000
All Other: $880,000

Education: $115,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,145,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,011,000
Health - Other: $9,000
Intergovernmental to State - Transit Utilities: $350,000
General - Other: $63,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,700,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,210,000
Interest Earnings: $1,247,000

Fines and Forfeits: $253,000

Special Assessments: $8,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,685,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,985,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,047,000
Regular Highways: $1,316,000

General - Other: $872,000

Water Utilities: $335,000

Sewerage: $230,000

Libraries: $45,000

Housing and Community Development: $27,000

Local Fire Protection: $23,000

Police Protection: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,239,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,059,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $12,501,000
Beginning: $1,000,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $37,110,000
General Local Government Support: $9,008,000

All Other: $1,471,000

Highways: $1,226,000

Housing and Community Development: $461,000

Public Welfare: $41,000
Tax - Property: $55,791,000
Other License: $484,000

Other Selective Sales: $400,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $53,072,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $66,000

3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.71%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($561 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.19%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hampden County, MA	0.23% ($35,441 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.15% ($73,234)
from Columbia County, NY	0.12% ($36,952)

4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.39%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,035 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.08%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Middlesex County, MA	0.23% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Hampden County, MA	0.21% ($36,750)
to Hampshire County, MA	0.20% ($30,755)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pittsfield:

WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBEC (1420 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WBRK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pittsfield:

WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBRK-FM (101.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WTBR-FM (89.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: PITTSFIELD PUBLIC SCHL. COMMITTEE)
WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WMNB (100.1 FM; NORTH ADAMS, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pittsfield:

W07AI (Channel 7; PITTSFIELD, ETC., MA; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WCDC-TV (Channel 19; ADAMS, MA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
W38DL (Channel 38; ADAMS, ETC., MA; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
W35BK (Channel 35; PLAINFIELD, MA; Owner: LYDIA SYLVANE STOCKWELL)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Pittsfield fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 46
Total length: 89 meters (292ft)
Total costs: $26,855,000
Total average daily traffic: 441,567
Total average daily truck traffic: 29,838
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 698,631

New bridges - Historical Statistics

Before 1900: 2
1900-1909: 6
1910-1919: 4
1920-1929: 1
1930-1939: 9
1940-1949: 4
1950-1959: 1
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 4
1980-1989: 4
1990-1999: 9
2000-2009: 1

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 12 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	22	$153,818	625	$155,942	662	$127,887	227	$72,370	12	$197,000	180	$143,567	4	$35,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$114,000	44	$147,091	122	$129,992	34	$58,559	1	$192,000	28	$112,357	1	$30,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	4	$130,000	113	$127,389	453	$130,985	108	$61,176	4	$214,750	50	$124,640	2	$30,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	3	$128,000	56	$151,500	214	$133,967	32	$93,156	0	$0	20	$117,850	2	$24,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	26	$147,346	54	$167,926	2	$215,000	0	$0	4	$117,250	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 12 tracts in Pittsfield, MA

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 11 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	130	$165,077	37	$159,378	17	$142,588
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	15	$144,600	7	$142,286	1	$219,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$232,000	3	$199,000	1	$232,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	3	$157,333	3	$210,000	2	$200,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 339
Hazardous Condition: 517
Service Call: 101
Good Intent Call: 19

Incident types - Pittsfield

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Pittsfield, MA

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