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Population (year 2000): 1,335
Males: 620  (46.4%)
Females: 715  (53.6%)

Berkshire County

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01236.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,300 (it was $35,625 in 2000)
Housatonic  $44,300
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $183,000 (it was $125,200 in 2000)
Housatonic  $183,000
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Housatonic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Housatonic: 88.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Polish (15.1%), Irish (14.8%), Italian (14.4%), German (13.6%), French (13.3%), French Canadian (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 744 feet

Land area: 0.87 square miles.

Population density: 1527 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Housatonic

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Housatonic CDP

  • Never married: 32.5%
  • Now married: 46.5%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

121 residents are foreign born (7.0% Europe, 2.1% Asia).

This place:  9.1%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Housatonic:  1.2% ($1,520)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (40.0 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (101.2 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (103.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Great Barrington, MA (3.2 miles ), Alford, MA (3.4 miles ), Great Barrington, MA (3.9 miles ), West Stockbridge, MA (4.5 miles ), Stockbridge, MA (4.6 miles ), Egremont, MA (7.1 miles ), Richmond, MA (9.0 miles ), Lee, MA (9.1 miles ).

Latitude: 42.25 N, Longitude: 73.37 W


Area code: 413

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Data processing and other information services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Engineers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)


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Housatonic-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the Housatonic place 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 5.6 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Housatonic:
  • FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)
  • NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA)
  • BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 18 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Housatonic:
  • ALBANY INTL (about 45 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 47 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 54 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Housatonic:
  • GREAT BARRINGTON (about 6 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; ID: GBR)
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 13 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA; ID: PSF)
  • KLINE KILL (about 20 miles; GHENT, NY; ID: NY1)

Amtrak station near Housatonic:
  • 16 miles: 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Housatonic:
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 34 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)
  • VASSAR COLLEGE (about 43 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SUNY AT ALBANY (about 45 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 14,168)
Private elementary/middle school in Housatonic:
  • BERKSHIRE MEADOWS (Students: 30; Location: 249 NORTH PLAIN RD; Grades: UG - UG)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.7%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Housatonic compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Housatonic:
  • WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Housatonic:
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; 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.)
  • WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W231AK (94.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF EASTERN NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WBRK-FM (101.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Housatonic:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)

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