Moving to Pittsfield, Massachusetts

About Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield

Pittsfield is the most populous city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Pittsfield’s population was 43,927 at the 2020 census. Although its population has declined in recent decades, Pittsfield remains the third-largest municipality in Western Massachusetts, behind only Springfield and Chicopee.

In 2017, the Arts Vibrancy Index compiled by the National Center for Arts Research ranked Pittsfield and Berkshire County as the number-one medium-sized community in the nation for the arts.

Gender
Gender Pittsfield Massachusetts Country
Female 51.8% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48.2% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.8%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%6%12%12%10%18%15%12%6%5%$50K to $75K17.5%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Pittsfield Massachusetts Country
Less than $10,000 5.1% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.6% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.5% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12% 6.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4% 9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5% 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9% 12% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.3% 18% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1% 10.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.5% 14.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%6%30%21%10%19%8%2%1%High School or GED30%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Pittsfield Massachusetts Country
< 9th Grade 3% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 30% 24% 27.0%
Other College 21% 15% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 19% 25% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 14% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
 Pittsfield Massachusetts  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K5.155.85.64.14.111.56.88.5126.48.610.491217.513.917.214.91212.812.31815.66.110.67.14.514.28.3
Education
 Pittsfield Massachusetts  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.082%4%0%2%7%0%5%0%White82%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Pittsfield Massachusetts Country
White 82% 70.8% 60.1%
African American 4.1% 6.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.7% 6.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.8% 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 7.2% 12% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Pittsfield Massachusetts  Country
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