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):

2022
Number	Percent
47.5
21,134	16.4%
107,592	83.6%
30,991	24.1%

56,078
2.19

32,750	58.4%
24,339	74.3%
3,513	10.7%
23,328	41.6%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,416	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,183	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,676	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,633	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,297	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,157	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,359	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,058	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,607	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,073	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,114	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,303	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,211	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,872	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,492	8.0%
$200,000 or more	5,627	10.0%

Median Household Income	69,744
Per Capita Income	45,300

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,403	6.1%
Public Assistance	2,192	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,605	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,208	72.4%
Unemployed	3,282	4.4%
In Armed Forces	31	0.0%

Total Labor Force	57,521	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	17,343	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,265	15,324	55.7%
Non-Profit	4,478	8,000	35.9%
Self-Employed	4,286	3,943	52.1%

Local Government	2,033	3,084	39.7%
State Government	1,416	1,379	50.7%
Federal Government	510	328	60.9%

Total Private + Self	23,551	19,267	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,437	12,791	39.7%
Total	31,988	32,058	49.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,731	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,333	17.7%
Professional, Technical	19,235	30.0%
Service Occupations	12,009	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	124	0.2%
All others	11,842	18.5%

White Collar		62.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,803	18.4%
Educational services	9,343	14.6%
Retail trade	6,947	10.8%
Manufacturing	4,785	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,570	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,035	6.3%
Construction	4,021	6.3%
Other services	3,583	5.6%
Public administration	2,678	4.2%
Finance and insurance	2,422	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,060	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,859	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,642	2.6%
Information	1,150	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1,053	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	897	1.4%
Utilities	617	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	567	0.9%
Management	89	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	29	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	830	0.64%
Puerto Rican	2,609	2.03%
Cuban	274	0.21%
Dominican	174	0.14%

Total Central American	1,257	0.98%
Costa Rican	21	0.02%
Guatemalan	87	0.07%
Honduran	250	0.19%
Nicaraguan	40	0.03%
Panamanian	119	0.09%
Salvadoran	740	0.57%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	911	0.71%
Argentinean	33	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	65	0.05%
Colombian	267	0.21%
Ecuadorian	293	0.23%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	243	0.19%
Uruguayan	5	0.00%
Venezuelan	5	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	774	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	560	0.43%
Chinese	461	0.36%
Korean	189	0.15%
Vietnamese	118	0.09%
Malaysian	101	0.08%
Filipino	74	0.06%
Thai	70	0.05%
Cambodian	46	0.04%
Indonesian	41	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	114,462	92.6%
Spanish	3,767	3.0%
Other Indo-European	1,626	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	877	0.7%
Other	687	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	657	0.5%
Other Asian	393	0.3%
German, other Germanic	333	0.3%
Chinese	287	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	23,955	18.6%
Italian	19,148	14.9%
English	16,724	13.0%
German	12,918	10.0%
French	11,930	9.3%
Polish	9,452	7.3%
American	5,654	4.4%
French Canadian	4,463	3.5%
Scottish	2,792	2.2%
Russian	1,773	1.4%
European	1,626	1.3%
Dutch	1,447	1.1%
Swedish	1,316	1.0%
Eastern European	1,238	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	860	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	125,974	97.8%
Not a citizen	2,789	2.2%

Native	121,194	94.1%
Foreign-born	7,569	5.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,976	2.1%	4,338	4.5%	27,586	28.8%	25,472	26.6%	19,592	20.5%	16,728	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,976	2.1%
9-12 Years	4,338	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,586	28.8%
Some College	25,472	26.6%
Bach. Degree	19,592	20.5%
Grad Degree	16,728	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

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	69,762
Median Value	$266,400

Occupied	56,078	80.4%
Vacant	13,684	19.6%

Owned	39,380	70.2%
Rented	16,698	29.8%
Median Rent	$1,003

Single-Family Units	47,443	68.0%
Detached	45,791	65.6%
Attached	1,652	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,926	12.8%
Mobile Homes	1,182	1.7%

Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Pittsfield, MA Metro Area