Berkshire County, Massachusetts (MA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,740
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 37,488
Renter-occupied apartments: 18,321 (it was 18,518 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 33% |
State: | 38% |
Land area: 931 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 137 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (32.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.8%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 49.4 years |
Massachusetts median age: | 40.3 years |
Males: 63,024 | (49.3%) |
Females: 64,835 | (50.7%) |
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Berkshire County: | 2.0 people |
Massachusetts: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,176 ($39,047 in 1999)
This county: | $74,176 |
Massachusetts: | $94,488 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $825 (lower quartile is $523, upper quartile is $1,104)
This county: | $825 |
State: | $1446 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $307,800 (it was $115,100 in 2000)
Berkshire: | $307,800 |
Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,681Detached 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 monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $718
Institutionalized population: 2,280
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 112 buildings, average cost: $584,300
- 2021: 116 buildings, average cost: $508,500
- 2020: 85 buildings, average cost: $482,700
- 2019: 77 buildings, average cost: $469,400
- 2018: 87 buildings, average cost: $533,400
- 2017: 90 buildings, average cost: $484,900
- 2016: 95 buildings, average cost: $501,700
- 2015: 106 buildings, average cost: $379,200
- 2014: 137 buildings, average cost: $344,100
- 2013: 99 buildings, average cost: $276,600
- 2012: 89 buildings, average cost: $322,700
- 2011: 97 buildings, average cost: $245,900
- 2010: 125 buildings, average cost: $267,000
- 2009: 126 buildings, average cost: $315,500
- 2008: 156 buildings, average cost: $295,200
- 2007: 264 buildings, average cost: $252,000
- 2006: 352 buildings, average cost: $259,500
- 2005: 445 buildings, average cost: $248,000
- 2004: 434 buildings, average cost: $216,900
- 2003: 371 buildings, average cost: $198,800
- 2002: 333 buildings, average cost: $184,600
- 2001: 281 buildings, average cost: $188,300
- 2000: 265 buildings, average cost: $177,200
- 1999: 270 buildings, average cost: $161,800
- 1998: 262 buildings, average cost: $169,300
- 1997: 226 buildings, average cost: $134,800
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%)
Berkshire County: | 11.9% |
Massachusetts: | 10.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 49.4 years old
(Males: 48.4 years old, Females: 50.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51.5 years old, Black residents: 38.2 years old, American Indian residents: 59.4 years old, Asian residents: 51.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.8 years old, Other race residents: 30.4 years old)
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 (PM2.5) 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 .
Here: | 3.8% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
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)
Berkshire County: | 6.5% |
Whole state: | 18.0% |
- 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
Here: | 96.0% with mortgage |
State: | 96.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Berkshire County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 50,187 | 32 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,895 | 63 |
Other | 3,647 | 20 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,817 | 28 |
Black Protestant | 233 | 2 |
Orthodox | 225 | 2 |
None | 64,215 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Berkshire County: | 2.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Berkshire County: | 4.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 15.00 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Berkshire County: | 8.0% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Berkshire County: | 22.8% |
State: | 22.5% |
Here: | 9.9% |
State: | 16.5% |
Agriculture in Berkshire County:
Average size of farms: 171 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $54,178
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $512.67
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.10%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.32%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57,974
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.59%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58,867
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 45.93%
Corn for grain: 581 harvested acres
Vegetables: 683 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 181 acres
Earthquake activity:
Berkshire County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Massachusetts state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 121.9 miles away from Berkshire County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 148.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 146.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 111.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 153.6 miles away from Berkshire County center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Berkshire County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Snowstorms: 5, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Blizzards: 2, Snows: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45,213 (71.1%)
- Carpooled: 5,556 (8.7%)
- Bus: 413 (0.6%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 21 (0.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 16 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 13 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 559 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 111 (0.2%)
- Walked: 3,128 (4.9%)
- Worked at home: 8,331 (13.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Ghana (8%)
- Canada (6%)
- Nepal (5%)
- India (5%)
- Colombia (5%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (4%)
- Germany (4%)
- Italian (13%)
- Irish (11%)
- English (9%)
- American (9%)
- Polish (5%)
- German (5%)
- French (except Basque) (4%)
People in group quarters in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 2010:
- 3,212 people in college/university student housing
- 1,500 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 352 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 220 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 207 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 198 people in group homes intended for adults
- 148 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 109 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 89 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 64 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 36 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 24 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 2000:
- 2,847 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,701 people in nursing homes
- 279 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 238 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 235 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 150 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 129 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 102 people in religious group quarters
- 96 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 85 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 71 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 64 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 51 people in other group homes
- 49 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 11 people in other workers' dormitories
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 7 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 4 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4.65% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($130,671 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.65% |
Massachusetts average: | 6.35% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
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)
Here: | 4.05% |
Massachusetts average: | 7.18% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 1.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 27,463 (22,516 aged, 4,947 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 689 (2%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,006)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,817)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,762)
- Unspecified dementia (1,625)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,512)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,305)
- Congestive heart failure (1,177)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (900)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (841)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (565)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,387
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 272
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 62,035
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 954
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,205
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 56
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 111
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 89.4. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 30.2
- Poisoning - 25.9
- Other - 33.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 127,859- 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:
Births: 6,471Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 67 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,274
Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +866
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +25 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,016
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)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.0 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Berkshire County: | 89.2% |
State average: | 87.7% |
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
- 39.6%Utility gas
- 34.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.2%Wood
- 6.0%Electricity
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 1.0%Solar energy
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 53.0%Utility gas
- 19.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.5%Electricity
- 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%No fuel used
- 1.2%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 22.1% |
Massachusetts: | 10.3% |
Here: | 7.8% |
Massachusetts: | 12.3% |
Here: | 36.4% |
Massachusetts: | 51.2% |
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 41 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 112 | $160,232 | 983 | $171,721 | 3,581 | $187,949 | 689 | $104,396 | 16 | $425,812 | 685 | $258,610 | 47 | $30,149 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 5 | $106,000 | 46 | $239,761 | 215 | $198,447 | 41 | $120,976 | 2 | $323,000 | 53 | $280,528 | 4 | $43,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 19 | $132,789 | 183 | $148,464 | 770 | $199,158 | 130 | $114,454 | 2 | $365,000 | 109 | $302,385 | 24 | $41,042 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 20 | $153,200 | 183 | $183,814 | 617 | $197,890 | 62 | $141,806 | 7 | $843,714 | 100 | $291,660 | 8 | $31,125 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $96,500 | 18 | $186,500 | 140 | $185,886 | 10 | $182,900 | 0 | $0 | 14 | $202,357 | 0 | $0 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 36 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 138 | $157,014 | 53 | $201,264 | 3 | $242,333 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 37 | $202,838 | 25 | $247,320 | 1 | $405,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 22 | $203,045 | 12 | $188,750 | 2 | $286,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 12 | $166,833 | 8 | $172,750 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $198,000 | 2 | $151,500 | 2 | $151,500 |
Most common first names in Berkshire County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 1,921 | 82.1 years |
John | 1,710 | 75.1 years |
William | 1,385 | 74.8 years |
Joseph | 1,045 | 76.0 years |
George | 837 | 76.3 years |
Helen | 834 | 80.8 years |
Robert | 803 | 70.3 years |
Margaret | 800 | 81.1 years |
James | 756 | 74.6 years |
Edward | 726 | 74.6 years |
Most common last names in Berkshire County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 366 | 78.0 years |
Brown | 194 | 77.6 years |
Williams | 172 | 76.7 years |
Martin | 169 | 78.7 years |
Johnson | 156 | 76.3 years |
Jones | 154 | 77.3 years |
Obrien | 145 | 77.4 years |
White | 142 | 78.2 years |
Clark | 138 | 79.2 years |
Kelly | 128 | 78.4 years |
Businesses in Berkshire County, MA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | Journeys | 1 | |
AT&T | 3 | Kmart | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Macy's | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 2 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Audi | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 15 | |
BMW | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | McDonald's | 8 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | New Balance | 6 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Ben & Jerry's | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Brooks Brothers | 1 | Old Country Buffet | 1 | |
Burger King | 4 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
CVS | 4 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Clarks | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
DHL | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Days Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 5 | |
Deb | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Rite Aid | 10 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Sears | 4 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 11 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Staples | 3 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Stop & Shop | 3 | |
FedEx | 13 | Subaru | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Subway | 16 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
GameStop | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Goodwill | 5 | Talbots | 2 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Target | 1 | |
H&R Block | 6 | Toyota | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | Travelodge | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 3 | True Value | 8 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | U-Haul | 6 | |
Home Depot | 1 | UPS | 25 | |
Honda | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Howard Johnson | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
IZOD | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
J.Crew | 1 | YMCA | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 |
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+)"