Statewide Claims to Fame

Berkshire County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Berkshire County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Size in square miles

Berkshire County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White

Berkshire County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Berkshire County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Income below poverty line

Berkshire County is 6th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Two or More

Berkshire County is 6th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Berkshire County is 7th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Female residents

Berkshire County is 7th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Home ownership rate

Berkshire County is 9th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Current population (2012) 130,016 11th 6,646,144 313,914,040
Size in square miles 926.8 2nd 7,800.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 141.6 13th 839.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Residents younger than 5 4.4% 12th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.7% 10th 21.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.7% 2nd 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.7% 9th 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 30.2% 12th 38.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Race - White 93.2% 3rd 83.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 3.0% 11th 7.9% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 10th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.4% 12th 5.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 14th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.1% 6th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.7% 9th 10.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 90.2% 3rd 75.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Female residents 51.7% 7th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.6% 13th 14.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Housing units 68,497 10th 2,818,940 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 30.1% 9th 41.8% 25.9%
Households 55,793 11th 2,522,409 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 69.0% 7th 63.6% 66.1%
Home median value $208,100 13th $343,500 $186,200
People per household 2.2 13th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 89 12th 11,111 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Income per capita $29,387 10th $35,051 $27,915
Income per household $48,705 14th $65,981 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.8% 5th 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Berkshire County Rank Massachusetts US
Non-farm private establishments 3,985 10th 169,146 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 53,110 11th 2,960,712 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 12,647 11th 596,790 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,901,784 10th $88,082,966 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,605 6th $13,553 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $401,912 10th $14,917,210 $613,795,732

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