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Berkshire County, MA

Demographic and economic profile of Berkshire County, MA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Berkshire County is a small western Massachusetts county of 128,726 residents with a median age of 47.3 years and a labor force participation rate of 61.0%, reflecting an older workforce; 38.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $42,588 against a median household income of $76,013. Housing costs are relatively low, with a median home value of $283,800 and median gross rent of $1,042 per month, and the county posted modest 5-year population growth of 0.6% alongside an unemployment rate of 5.6% and a poverty rate of 11.0%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

128,726

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$76,013

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

Berkshire County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone111,145 (85.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,121 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,859 (3.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,426 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,810 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone2,461 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,137
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,657
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic785
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)493
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island394

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,411

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,394

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$47,668

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance20,884
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)6,843
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,565
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,674
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)4,875

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations30,108
  2. 2.Service Occupations11,920
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations10,708
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,132
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,009

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.38×)20,345
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)3,306
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.05×)5,822
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.04×)1,231
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)6,956

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$283,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,042/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9997,388 (18.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,764 (14.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,428 (13.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,986 (12.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,523 (11.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,108 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,588

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone44,326 (71.2%)
  • Worked At Home8,840 (14.2%)
  • Carpooled4,398 (7.1%)
  • Walked3,014 (4.8%)
  • Public Transit912 (1.5%)
  • Other471 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.