Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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Key figures

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	129,430	7,044,056	334,922,499	510th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,013	$103,960	$80,734	779th of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	40.0	38.9	426th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.0%	47.3%	35.7%	280th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$305,400	$562,100	$332,700	601st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,097	$1,762	$1,413	733rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.4%	10.0%	12.5%	2103rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.2%	5.2%	985th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	139.6	903.0	n/a	802nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.2%	18.0%	14.1%	772nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	985th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.9%	62.5%	65.2%	2300th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	29.1	26.4	2303rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.2%	18.6%	15.1%	505th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.1%	n/a	n/a	3126th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.7%	45.9%	46.9%	2735th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	724th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.5	52.7	61.4

Age in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	47.3	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.0%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.0%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	57,585	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.7%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.6%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.2%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	34.9%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,365	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.4%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.2%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.4%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.5%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.5%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	70,004	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.0%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.7%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.1%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.9%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,036	$5,992	n/a

Education in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	5.9%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.8%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.4%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.3%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.7%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.5%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.2%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.8%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.0%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.8%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.6%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.4%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.4%	19.5%	16.7%

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