Berkshire County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 109,23485.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,0965.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,1714.0%Two or more races
  • 3,7983.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8191.4%Asian alone
  • 4890.4%Some other race alone
  • 2520.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $376,086

Here:	$376,086
State:	$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $341,816

Here:	$341,816
State:	$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $250,940

Here:	$250,940
State:	$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $400,871

Here:	$400,871
State:	$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,990

Here:	$281,990
State:	$555,768

Mobile homes: $80,872

Here:	$80,872
State:	$170,209

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,792 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,628 (1.2%)

Area name: Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berkshire County is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $864 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pittsfield, North Adams, Dalton, Adams, Williamstown, Cheshire, Sheffield, Lanesborough, Great Barrington, Stockbridge.

2023 air pollution in Berkshire County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allegany County, New York , Franklin County, Iowa , Milwaukee County, Wisconsin , Rock County, Nebraska , Van Buren County, Michigan .

Current college students: 8,313
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,312 (53.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,4892010 or later
• 1,5892000 to 2009
• 1,1091990 to 1999
• 6671980 to 1989
• 5381970 to 1979
• 2,095Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 45,878
• One, attached: 1,155
• Two: 5,722
• 3 or 4: 6,715
• 5 to 9: 5,589
• 10 to 19: 1,707
• 20 to 49: 876
• 50 or more: 1,663
• Mobile homes: 826
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Berkshire County with a mortgage: 24,695 (5,445 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4,821 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,704

Religion statistics for Berkshire County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Berkshire County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Massachusetts Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4496, Natural disaster type: Other
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3343: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3343, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Massachusetts Severe Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4051: January 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4051, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Storm
• Massachusetts Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4028: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4028, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 11, 2011 to January 12, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1959: March 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1959, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1813: January 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1813, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3296: December 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 3296, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.65% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($130,671 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.21% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($33,599 average AGI)
3.44% relocated from other states ($97,072 average AGI)

Berkshire County:	3.44%
Massachusetts average:	2.58%

from New York County, NY	0.32% ($343,891 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.24% ($249,386)
from Hampden County, MA	0.22% ($55,421)
from Hampshire County, MA	0.18% ($51,615)
from Kings County, NY	0.18% ($156,432)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.16% ($142,258)
from Columbia County, NY	0.12% ($47,692)

4.05% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($79,930 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
0.94% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($14,493 average AGI)
3.11% relocated to other states ($65,437 average AGI)

Berkshire County:	3.11%
Massachusetts average:	3.43%

to Hampden County, MA	0.21% ($55,036 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.17% ($69,200)
to Hampshire County, MA	0.15% ($50,716)
to New York County, NY	0.11% ($506,361)
to Rensselaer County, NY	0.11% ($53,689)
to Worcester County, MA	0.10% ($53,846)
to Bennington County, VT	0.09% ($64,380)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 6.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Berkshire County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 28,101 (9,831 living alone), Female householders: 30,269 (8,773 living alone)

• 25,651 spouses (25,155 opposite-sex spouses), 5,222 unmarried partners, (4,812 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,261 children (25,316 natural, 660 adopted, 1,285 stepchildren), 1,017 grandchildren, 535 brothers or sisters, 442 parents, 255 foster children, 613 other relatives, 2,653 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,840

Size of family households: 20,082 2-persons, 7,659 3-persons, 4,678 4-persons, 1,678 5-persons, 343 6-persons, 187 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,604 1-person, 5,094 2-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

11,698 married couples with children.
6,266 single-parent households (1,667 men, 4,599 women).

92.4% of residents of Berkshire speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,173,789,000 ($8,860 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $225,609,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $370,051,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $245,124,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,778,000
Federal grants: $188,283,000
Federal procurement contracts: $325,446,000 ($198,968,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $43,106,000 ($18,322,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,739,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,854,000
Federal Government insurance: $102,036,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.77 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)

• Year house built in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
• 3612020 or later
• 1,2972010 to 2019
• 2,7652000 to 2009
• 4,2291990 to 1999
• 7,9271980 to 1989
• 9,3071970 to 1979
• 7,0871960 to 1969
• 8,5221950 to 1959
• 3,8111940 to 1949
• 24,8431939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
• 1431 room
• 2152 rooms
• 9783 rooms
• 3,6464 rooms
• 6,4785 rooms
• 9,3846 rooms
• 7,3007 rooms
• 5,5818 rooms
• 7,1309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
• 5461 room
• 1,0082 rooms
• 2,9653 rooms
• 6,1504 rooms
• 3,3365 rooms
• 1,6546 rooms
• 1,0877 rooms
• 1738 rooms
• 5969+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
• 143no bedroom
• 1,5591 bedroom
• 8,2822 bedrooms
• 19,8693 bedrooms
• 8,0704 bedrooms
• 2,9325+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
• 546no bedroom
• 4,4671 bedroom
• 9,1402 bedrooms
• 2,1443 bedrooms
• 9214 bedrooms
• 2975+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkshire County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,316no vehicle
• 11,3561 vehicle
• 20,6632 vehicles
• 5,3783 vehicles
• 1,9844 vehicles
• 1585+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkshire County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,896no vehicle
• 10,1111 vehicle
• 2,5462 vehicles
• 3253 vehicles
• 5194 vehicles
• 1185+ vehicles

89.2% of Berkshire County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Massachusetts.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 76,421
• Other state: 41,325
• Northeast: 25,714
• Midwest: 4,754
• South: 7,063
• West: 3,794

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,853
• Number of aged recipients: 637
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,216
• Number of recipients under 18: 427
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,732
• Number of recipients older than 64: 694
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,722
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,818

Berkshire County on our top lists:

• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"