Pittsfield, MA Demographic Data
Pittsfield, MA Summary
Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County in Massachusetts
- Population: 44,409
- Area: 42.47 sq. miles
- Land Area: 40.47 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,045.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,014.76 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pittsfield, MA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
22,746
52%
50.8
Male
20,886
48%
49.2
Total Population
43,632
323,128,000
Pittsfield, MA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,537
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,306
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,248
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,217
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,664
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,968
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,174
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,272
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,283
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,954
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,488
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,261
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,260
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
35,119
80.5%
77.2
Female
18,725
53.3%
51.3
Male
16,394
46.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
33,753
77.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,683
22.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,009
18.4%
15.2
Female
4,558
56.9%
55.8
Male
3,451
43.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Pittsfield, MA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
42,261
96.9%
96.8
White
38,382
88.0%
72.6
Black or African American
2,107
4.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
96
0.2%
0.8
Asian
832
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
231
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
152
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
75
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.0%
0.2
Korean
71
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
92
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
204
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
14
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
830
1.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,371
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,390
5.5%
17.8
Mexican
309
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
928
2.1%
1.7
Cuban
88
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,065
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
41,242
94.5%
82.2
Pittsfield, MA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,153
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,088
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
10,007
31.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,483
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,579
11.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,111
16.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,239
10.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,241
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
28,419
89.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,350
26.3%
31.2
Pittsfield, MA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,213
36.2%
33.7%
Now Married
14,831
40.6%
47.5
Divorced
5,073
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
880
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
2,544
7.0
5.8%
Pittsfield, MA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
37,284
90.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,811
9.3%
21.6%
Spanish
1,693
4.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,624
4.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
321
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
173
0.4%
1.1%
Pittsfield, MA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,415
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,594
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,599
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,213
11.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,577
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,158
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,251
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,109
11.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
689
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
561
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
45,206
57,617
Per capita income
27,830
31,128
Pittsfield, MA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
65
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,617
12.3%
9.8
Construction
1,118
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,600
30.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,253
5.9%
6.6
Information
310
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,799
8.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,125
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,962
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
947
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
2,567
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
664
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
314
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,629
7.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,121
33.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,901
8.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,295
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,395
25.3%
18.1%
Pittsfield, MA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,023
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,571
78.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,340
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
424
2.0%
5.1
Walked
815
3.9%
2.7
Other means
351
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
522
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.9
26.6
Pittsfield, MA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,525
13.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
8,451
44.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,205
32.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,985
10.4%
21.0
Pittsfield, MA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
19,166
90.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,684
61.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,482
39.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,959
9.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Pittsfield, MA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,125
1 room
590
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
455
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
2,112
10.0%
9.1
4 rooms
3,259
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
3,804
18.0%
19.8
6 rooms
4,521
21.4%
17.8
7 rooms
2,667
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
2,176
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,541
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Pittsfield, MA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,125
1-unit, detached
10,993
52.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
967
4.6%
5.9
2-units
3,241
15.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,660
12.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,002
4.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
755
3.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,203
5.7%
9.0
Mobile home
304
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pittsfield, MA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
9,127
43.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,323
11.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,058
14.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,730
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,705
8.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,655
7.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
666
3.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
752
3.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
109
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Pittsfield, MA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
10,038
52.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
599
3.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,210
11.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5,739
29.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.0%
0.1
Wood
307
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
117
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
149
0.8%
1.1
Pittsfield, MA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,861
47295100.0
Less than $500
134
1.7%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
235
3.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
241
3.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
660
8.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
1,576
20.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,850
23.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,165
40.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,074
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,389
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
751
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
623
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,002
25.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Pittsfield, MA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,217
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.1%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
0.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
186
2.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,433
19.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,625
22.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,945
54.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
265
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
801
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
930
13.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
715
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
774
10.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
800
11.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
751
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,137
44.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
375
0.0%
0.0%
Pittsfield, MA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,684
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
415
3.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
864
7.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,623
22.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,642
31.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,369
20.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,168
10.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
433
3.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
170
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
170,900
205,000
