CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pittsfield

Massachusetts · 48,622 residents · 40.5 sq mi

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Pittsfield is home to 48,622 people in Massachusetts. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Households here earn about 19% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Median home value sits at $110,700. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.7% of residents. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

48,622

+6%vs 2000

vs 45,793 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

40.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202443K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(3,311)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(3,079)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(2,867)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(3,001)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(3,359)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(8,177)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(6,976)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(4,642)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(4,814)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(4,714)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(2,751)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(931)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,987

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,655 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,426

−25%vs 2000

vs $20,549 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,700

+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$461

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $503 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.8% in 2000

40.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(41,951)

Black3.5%(1,592)

Hispanic / Latino2%(934)

Asian1.1%(525)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(46,378)

Black2.9%(1,414)

Hispanic / Latino1%(466)

Asian0.9%(454)

Other0.8%(376)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.8%(1,630)

South American2.6%(1,113)

Central American2.2%(938)

Salvadoran1.6%(699)

Colombian1.5%(670)

Peruvian0.6%(241)

Ecuadorian0.5%(202)

Mexican0.4%(182)

Guatemalan0.4%(162)

Dominican0.3%(118)

Cuban0.3%(111)

Honduran0.2%(77)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0.1%(50)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(194)

Asian Indian0.4%(169)

Laotian0.1%(52)

Korean0.1%(44)

Vietnamese0.1%(37)

Taiwanese0.1%(30)

Japanese0%(20)

Thai0%(11)

Ancestry

Irish20.1%(8,740)

Italian16.6%(7,224)

English12.1%(5,247)

German9.4%(4,079)

French7.7%(3,359)

Polish6.2%(2,692)

American4.7%(2,063)

French Canadian2.2%(960)

Subsaharan African2%(881)

Scottish1.9%(806)

Dutch0.8%(358)

Arab0.8%(356)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.8%(356)

Swedish0.8%(345)

West Indian0.6%(271)

Russian0.5%(229)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(193)

Ukrainian0.4%(181)

British0.4%(174)

Ghanaian0.4%(169)

Cape Verdean0.4%(162)

Portuguese0.4%(159)

Welsh0.3%(151)

Danish0.3%(139)

Canadian0.3%(134)

Lithuanian0.3%(110)

Austrian0.3%(109)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(104)

Slovak0.2%(101)

Finnish0.2%(92)

Jamaican0.2%(89)

Norwegian0.2%(83)

Swiss0.2%(79)

Greek0.2%(68)

Haitian0.1%(55)

Czech0.1%(54)

Hungarian0.1%(50)

Nigerian0.1%(46)

Romanian0.1%(45)

Brazilian0.1%(42)

Latvian0.1%(33)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Belgian0%(21)

Slovene0%(11)

Armenian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.1%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.4%(7,905)

Married44%(8,009)

Widowed3.1%(558)

Divorced9.5%(1,729)

Women 15+

Never married37%(7,044)

Married41.2%(7,850)

Widowed8%(1,532)

Divorced13.7%(2,609)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 2.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.9%(379)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(265)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.1%(599)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,812 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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