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Pittsfield School District Overview

Berkshire Community College located in Pittsfield School District area. A total of 19,318 households are located in Pittsfield School District area. Among them, 4,540 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.85 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,286 and 8,478 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.01% (1,257) of residents are non-citizens and 9.43% (3,934) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Pittsfield School District, Massachusetts
Household	19,318
Population	41,722
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,540 (23.50%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,286
Total Students	8,478
Pre-Kindergarten	810
Kindergarten	323
Grade 1-8	3,781
Grade 9-12	1,790
College/Graduate School	1,774
Veterans	34,935
Non-citizen	1,257
Non-English Home Language	3,934
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

35,757 residents are over the age of 16 and 22,700 people are in labor force. Among them, 22,700 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 21,405 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Pittsfield School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,980	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,535	78.81%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,525	12.04%
Public transportation	442	2.11%
Walked	711	3.39%
Other method	263	1.25%
Worked from home	504	2.40%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,405	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,344	34.31%
Service	5,079	23.73%
Sales and office	5,020	23.45%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,440	6.73%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,522	11.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,405	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	86	0.40%
Construction	936	4.37%
Manufacturing	1,915	8.95%
Wholesale trade	335	1.57%
Retail trade	2,873	13.42%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	762	3.56%
Information	507	2.37%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,048	4.90%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,816	8.48%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,735	31.46%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,368	11.06%
Other services, except public administration	1,218	5.69%
Public administration	806	3.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,405	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,384	81.21%
Government workers	2,997	14.00%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	995	4.65%
Unpaid family workers	29	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,764 for the 19,318 households in Pittsfield School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $32,000. 40,548 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.46%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,318	-
Less than $10,000	1,151	5.96%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,174	6.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,380	12.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,144	11.10%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,539	13.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,226	16.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,337	12.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,636	13.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,011	5.23%
More than $200,000	720	3.73%
Median Household Income	$51,411	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,764	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,608	-
Less than $10,000	472	4.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	279	2.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	649	6.12%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,114	10.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,194	11.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,919	18.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,612	15.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,972	18.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	884	8.33%
More than $200,000	513	4.84%

Median Family Income	$70,994	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$86,161	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,000	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,468	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,468	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	42,037	-
With health insurance coverage	40,548	96.46%
Public coverage	20,536	48.85%
Private health insurance	27,078	64.41%
Without health insurance coverage	1,489	3.54%

Housing

There are 21,752 housing units in Pittsfield School District area, Massachusetts with 19,318 units (88.81%) occupied. 11,935 houses (61.78%) are occupied by owner and 7,383 houses (38.22%) are rented. The average housing value is $174,300 and the average rental cost is $893. 38 houses (0.17%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,665 houses (53.63%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,752	-
Occupied	19,318	88.81%
Owner Occupied	11,935	61.78%
Renter Occupied	7,383	38.22%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,529	53.00%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	698	3.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,264	42.59%
Mobile Homes	261	1.20%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,752	-
Built 2014 or later	38	0.17%
Built 2010 - 2013	454	2.09%
Built 2000 - 2009	511	2.35%
Built 1990 - 1999	603	2.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,638	7.53%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,856	8.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,851	8.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,136	14.42%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,665	53.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,752	-
1 room	569	2.62%
2 rooms	442	2.03%
3 rooms	2,209	10.16%
4 rooms	3,155	14.50%
5 rooms	4,379	20.13%
6 rooms	4,498	20.68%
7 rooms	2,962	13.62%
8 rooms	1,932	8.88%
9 rooms or more	1,606	7.38%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,752	-
no bedroom	605	2.78%
1 bedroom	3,041	13.98%
2 bedrooms	5,731	26.35%
3 bedrooms	8,876	40.81%
4 bedrooms	2,894	13.30%
5 bedrooms or more	605	2.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,935	-
Less than $50,000	284	2.38%
$50,000 - $99,999	640	5.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,001	25.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,525	29.53%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,352	19.71%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,345	11.27%
$500,000 - $999,999	707	5.92%
$1,000,000 or more	81	0.68%
Median House Value	$174,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,121	-
Less than $500	1,220	17.13%
$500 - $999	3,497	49.11%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,944	27.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	367	5.15%
$2,000 - $2,499	80	1.12%
$2,500 - $2,999	13	0.18%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$893	-

Demographic

A total of 42,766 people lives in Pittsfield School District area, Massachusetts with 20,261 male and 22,505 female. The males to female ratio is 47.38 to 52.62. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	42,766	-
Male	20,261	47.38%
Female	22,505	52.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,766	-
Under 5 years	2,046	4.78%
5 - 9 years	2,183	5.10%
10 - 14 years	2,382	5.57%
15 - 19 years	2,061	4.82%
20 - 24 years	2,563	5.99%
25 - 34 years	5,546	12.97%
35 - 44 years	5,009	11.71%
45 - 54 years	5,659	13.23%
55 - 59 years	3,400	7.95%
60 - 64 years	3,229	7.55%
65 - 74 years	4,752	11.11%
75 - 84 years	2,761	6.46%
85 years and older	1,175	2.75%
Median Age	44.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,766	-
One Race	40,988	95.84%
White	37,133	86.83%
Black or African American	1,905	4.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	81	0.19%
Asian	860	2.01%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	36	0.08%
Other	973	2.28%

Two or more races	1,778	4.16%
White and Black or African American	1,334	3.12%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.28%
White and Asian	125	0.29%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.12%