Lenox vs North Adams

A side-by-side comparison of Lenox and North Adams: population, income, housing, and more.

Lenox and North Adams are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Adams has the higher population (12,660 vs 1,809 in Lenox). Lenox has the higher median household income ($58,920 vs $48,521 in North Adams). Lenox has the higher median home value ($411,700 vs $185,300 in North Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Lenox	North Adams
Population	1,809	12,660
Median age	64.2 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,920	$48,521
Median home value	$411,700	$185,300
Median gross rent	$987	$777
Housing units	1,036	6,833
Homeownership rate	51.3%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.5%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lenox	North Adams
Population	1,899 → 1,809 (-4.7%)	12,959 → 12,660 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $58,920 (+19.8%)	$41,471 → $48,521 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$269,100 → $411,700 (+53.0%)	$140,900 → $185,300 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $987 (+17.9%)	$757 → $777 (+2.6%)

Lenox

Population

1,8991,809

Median household income

$49,167$58,920

Median home value

$269,100$411,700

Median gross rent

$837$987

North Adams

Population

12,95912,660

Median household income

$41,471$48,521

Median home value

$140,900$185,300

Median gross rent

$757$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lenox	North Adams
Under 5	1.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	9.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	12.2%	12.0%
25 to 34	1.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	29.2%	13.7%
75 and over	18.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lenox	North Adams
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	86.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lenox	North Adams
No high school diploma	9.8%	10.6%
High school graduate	13.0%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.3%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lenox	North Adams
Drove alone	61.6%	72.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.3%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	9.4%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	16.4%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lenox	North Adams
1-unit, detached	36.1%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	31.1%
5 to 19 units	22.4%	11.4%
20 or more units	26.1%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Lenox	North Adams
Poverty rate	10.2%	18.1%
Average household size	1.76	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938