Pittsfield is home to 129,430 people. At a median age of 47.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 5% of US metro areas for household income. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 21 minutes on average. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,013, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pittsfield
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$274,808 → $305,400(+11%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age35.9 → 47.3(+11.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share96.5% → 84.8%(−11.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 9 metro and micro areas based in Massachusetts
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)16.1%(1,029)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(894)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(2,480)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(458)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(116)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,411 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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Over time
Pittsfield, decade by decade
Pittsfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
139,352
$73,130
$274,808
20.9%
8.6
2000
134,953
$71,130
$209,672
26.0%
14.3
2010
131,219
$70,356
$298,935
29.6%
22.0
2020
129,026
$75,348
$267,861
35.3%
34.7
2024
129,430
$76,013
$305,400
40.0%
34.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
