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Massachusetts·Berkshire County
11 tracts·43K people·$257K median·1,074/mi²
White 76 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 7 · Black 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 35 · Other 28
Health 35 · Professional 25 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Service 21 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Pittsfield is $256,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Pittsfield has 43,457 residents across 11 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.4; the population is 76.3% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Multiracial, 5.2% Black, 1.3% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 34.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.9% (Census ACS).
Williams (71%), Egremont (42%) and Robert T. Capeless Elementary School (39%) lead the elementary schools; Theodore Herberg Middle (26%) and John T Reid Middle (13%) lead the middle schools; Pittsfield High (42%) and Taconic High (27%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,134/month, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pittsfield is $70,582 a year, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Pittsfield, median rent is $1,134/month and the median home value is $256,900 (Census ACS).
Pittsfield reported 6.5 violent crimes and 12.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pittsfield are inland flooding (82), ice storm (81) and strong wind (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pittsfield, 3.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).