2022 population: 127,859 ( 3,360 from 2010 , 1,177 from 2020)
Land area: 926.9 square miles
Population density: 137.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	111,021	86.83%	6.6%
Black:	4,355	3.41%	30.6%
Indian:	224	0.18%	13.7%
Asian:	2,303	1.80%	41.7%
2+ races:	2,860	2.24%	20.8%
Hispanic:	7,096	5.55%	56.6%

Total non-White:	16,838	13.17%	37.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,102	8.1
Deaths:	3,774	14.6
Net Migration:	190	0.7
Net Immigration:	295	1.1

Change in White population:	-7,905	-6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,545	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

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
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 Berkshire County, MA

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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	16.5%
106,725	83.5%
30,991	24.2%

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 Berkshire County, MA

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 state	86
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	70,054	65,051	5,003	7.1%	6.4%
1991	69,383	61,826	7,557	10.9%	8.8%
1992	68,650	61,353	7,297	10.6%	8.8%
1993	68,253	62,442	5,811	8.5%	7.3%
1994	67,202	62,014	5,188	7.7%	6.2%
1995	66,054	61,884	4,170	6.3%	5.5%
1996	66,278	62,785	3,493	5.3%	4.6%
1997	66,816	63,550	3,266	4.9%	4.1%
1998	66,317	63,687	2,630	4.0%	3.4%
1999	66,425	63,861	2,564	3.9%	3.3%

2000	69,644	67,532	2,112	3.0%	2.8%
2001	70,780	68,235	2,545	3.6%	3.8%
2002	72,979	69,697	3,282	4.5%	5.2%
2003	72,927	69,265	3,662	5.0%	5.7%
2004	72,567	69,203	3,364	4.6%	5.1%
2005	72,700	69,557	3,143	4.3%	4.8%
2006	73,335	70,197	3,138	4.3%	4.7%
2007	72,974	69,747	3,227	4.4%	4.5%
2008	73,119	69,383	3,736	5.1%	5.3%
2009	73,092	67,467	5,625	7.7%	8.1%

2010	67,575	61,835	5,740	8.5%	8.1%
2011	66,980	61,729	5,251	7.8%	7.2%
2012	66,486	61,576	4,910	7.4%	6.7%
2013	65,603	60,784	4,819	7.3%	6.6%
2014	65,597	61,290	4,307	6.6%	5.7%
2015	65,100	61,585	3,515	5.4%	4.8%
2016	64,364	61,359	3,005	4.7%	4.0%
2017	64,638	61,719	2,919	4.5%	3.8%
2018	64,749	62,023	2,726	4.2%	3.4%
2019	63,980	61,630	2,350	3.7%	3.0%

2020	61,645	56,016	5,629	9.1%	8.9%
2021	61,998	57,996	4,002	6.5%	5.5%
2022	61,961	59,260	2,701	4.4%	3.8%
2023	61,722	59,489	2,233	3.6%	3.4%

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%

Berkshire County, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Berkshire County, MA

2022 Housing Data for Berkshire County, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Berkshire County, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Berkshire County, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Berkshire County, MA

Historical Labor Force Data for Berkshire County, MA