2024 population: 128,726 ( 302 from 2020)
Land area: 926.9 square miles
Population density: 138.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	109,950	85.41%	2.4%
Black:	4,583	3.56%	10.3%
Indian:	240	0.19%	11.6%
Asian:	2,726	2.12%	23.2%
2+ races:	3,069	2.38%	11.8%
Hispanic:	8,158	6.34%	15.8%

Total non-White:	18,776	14.59%	14.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,764	7.3
Deaths:	7,237	14.0
Net Migration:	1,965	3.8
Net Immigration:	1,437	2.8

Change in White population:	-2,707	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,405	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
129,028
112,657	87.31%
4,155	3.22%
215	0.17%
2,213	1.72%
2,744	2.13%
7,044	5.46%
16,371	12.69%

2010
131,219
118,926	90.63%
3,334	2.54%
197	0.15%
1,625	1.24%
2,368	1.80%
4,530	3.45%
12,293	9.37%

2000
134,953
126,961	94.08%
2,570	1.90%
177	0.13%
1,352	1.00%
1,446	1.07%
2,286	1.69%
7,992	5.92%

1990
139,352
134,463	96.49%
2,387	1.71%
259	0.19%
1,117	0.80%
n/a
1,126	0.81%
4,889	3.51%

1980
145,110
141,526	97.53%
1,988	1.37%
122	0.08%
615	0.42%
n/a
809	0.56%
3,584	2.47%

1970
149,402
146,431	98.01%
1,841	1.23%
54	0.04%
208	0.14%
n/a
737	0.49%
2,971	1.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
9,885	7.5
13,697	10.4
-4,869	-3.7
2,422	1.8

-6,269	-4.8
4,078	3.1

Number	Rate
2000's
11,642	8.6
14,190	10.5
-3,470	-2.6
1,219	0.9

-8,035	-6.0
4,301	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
14,844	10.7
15,326	11.0
-7,904	-5.7
661	0.5

-7,502	-5.4
3,103	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
17,423	12.0
15,231	10.5
-7,524	-5.2
n/a

-7,063	-4.9
1,305	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,331	-6.2
n/a

-4,905	-3.3
613	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
47.3
20,662	16.1%
108,064	83.9%
32,417	25.2%

57,585
2.14

32,639	56.7%
24,025	73.6%
3,543	10.9%
24,946	43.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
25,624	19.5%
105,595	80.5%
24,386	18.6%

56,091
2.23

33,618	59.9%
24,607	73.2%
3,771	11.2%
22,473	40.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
30,314	22.5%
104,639	77.5%
24,255	18.0%

55,874
2.31

35,225	63.0%
27,218	77.3%
3,781	10.7%
20,649	37.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.9
31,645	22.7%
107,707	77.3%
23,539	16.9%

54,531
2.44

36,976	67.8%
29,496	79.8%
3,293	8.9%
17,555	32.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
37,209	25.6%
107,901	74.4%
20,925	14.4%

52,474
2.66

38,174	72.7%
31,761	83.2%
2,797	7.3%
14,300	27.3%

2024 Housing Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,812	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,108	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,391	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,140	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,227	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,092	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,120	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,279	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,462	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,531	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,317	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,498	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,438	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,344	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,826	8.4%
$200,000 or more	7,000	12.2%

Median Household Income	76,013
Per Capita Income	49,365

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	107

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,704	6.4%
Public Assistance	1,963	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,180	17.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	53,063	71.7%
Unemployed	3,120	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	56,183	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	17,870	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,620	15,691	54.3%
Non-Profit	4,447	7,956	35.9%
Self-Employed	4,730	3,710	56.0%

Local Government	2,136	3,166	40.3%
State Government	1,345	1,212	52.6%
Federal Government	510	301	62.9%

Total Private + Self	23,350	19,401	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,438	12,635	40.0%
Total	31,788	32,036	49.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%
Pct. Private + Self	67.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,061	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,708	16.8%
Professional, Technical	19,047	29.8%
Service Occupations	11,920	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	234	0.4%
All others	11,141	17.4%

White Collar		63.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,912	18.6%
Educational services	8,972	14.0%
Retail trade	6,843	10.7%
Manufacturing	4,875	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,514	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,077	6.4%
Other services	3,947	6.2%
Construction	3,738	5.9%
Public administration	2,663	4.2%
Finance and insurance	2,430	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	1,988	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,958	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,597	2.5%
Information	1,209	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,011	1.6%
Wholesale trade	855	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	630	1.0%
Utilities	520	0.8%
Management	93	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	45	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	534	0.41%
Puerto Rican	2,744	2.12%
Cuban	210	0.16%
Dominican	261	0.20%

Total Central American	1,153	0.89%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	280	0.22%
Honduran	109	0.08%
Nicaraguan	27	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	719	0.56%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,758	1.36%
Argentinean	10	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	47	0.04%
Colombian	1,065	0.82%
Ecuadorian	346	0.27%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	268	0.21%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	22	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	931	0.72%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	639	0.49%
Indian	417	0.32%
Korean	324	0.25%
Vietnamese	138	0.11%
Malaysian	105	0.08%
Cambodian	97	0.07%
Filipino	57	0.04%
Laotian	52	0.04%
Japanese	47	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	114,367	91.9%
Spanish	4,606	3.7%
Other Indo-European	1,541	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	822	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	609	0.5%
Other	594	0.5%
Chinese	568	0.5%
German, other Germanic	538	0.4%
Other Asian	408	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	24,567	19.0%
Italian	19,190	14.8%
English	17,922	13.8%
German	13,411	10.4%
French	11,692	9.0%
Polish	8,552	6.6%
American	5,498	4.2%
French Canadian	4,095	3.2%
Scottish	3,347	2.6%
Russian	1,823	1.4%
European	1,366	1.1%
Swedish	1,229	0.9%
Dutch	1,200	0.9%
Eastern European	1,099	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	908	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	125,583	97.0%
Not a citizen	3,847	3.0%

Native	121,456	93.8%
Foreign-born	7,974	6.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,549	1.6%	4,119	4.3%	27,663	28.8%	24,368	25.4%	20,452	21.3%	17,936	18.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,549	1.6%
9-12 Years	4,119	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,663	28.8%
Some College	24,368	25.4%
Bach. Degree	20,452	21.3%
Grad Degree	17,936	18.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	140,108	130,102	10,006	7.1%
1991	138,766	123,652	15,114	10.9%
1992	137,300	122,706	14,594	10.6%
1993	136,506	124,884	11,622	8.5%
1994	134,404	124,028	10,376	7.7%
1995	132,108	123,768	8,340	6.3%
1996	132,556	125,570	6,986	5.3%
1997	133,632	127,100	6,532	4.9%
1998	132,634	127,374	5,260	4.0%
1999	132,850	127,722	5,128	3.9%

2000	139,288	135,064	4,224	3.0%
2001	141,560	136,470	5,090	3.6%
2002	145,958	139,394	6,564	4.5%
2003	145,854	138,530	7,324	5.0%
2004	145,134	138,406	6,728	4.6%
2005	145,400	139,114	6,286	4.3%
2006	146,670	140,394	6,276	4.3%
2007	145,948	139,494	6,454	4.4%
2008	146,238	138,766	7,472	5.1%
2009	146,184	134,934	11,250	7.7%

2010	135,150	123,670	11,480	8.5%
2011	133,960	123,458	10,502	7.8%
2012	132,972	123,152	9,820	7.4%
2013	131,206	121,568	9,638	7.3%
2014	131,194	122,580	8,614	6.6%
2015	130,200	123,170	7,030	5.4%
2016	128,728	122,718	6,010	4.7%
2017	129,276	123,438	5,838	4.5%
2018	129,498	124,046	5,452	4.2%
2019	127,960	123,260	4,700	3.7%

2020	123,290	112,032	11,258	9.1%
2021	123,996	115,992	8,004	6.5%
2022	123,922	118,520	5,402	4.4%
2023	123,444	118,978	4,466	3.6%
2024	128,640	123,442	5,198	4.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	70,004
Median Value	$305,400

Occupied	57,585	82.3%
Vacant	12,419	17.7%

Owned	40,263	69.9%
Rented	17,322	30.1%
Median Rent	$1,097

Single-Family Units	47,872	68.4%
Detached	45,930	65.6%
Attached	1,942	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,089	13.0%
Mobile Homes	1,008	1.4%

Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area