Berkshire County, Massachusetts

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 128,047
Median household income: $72,565
Median home value: $283,800

Home to 128,047 residents, Berkshire County is one of Massachusetts's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $72,565 is below the Massachusetts median ($101,341).

Between 2019 and 2023, Berkshire County's population grew 1.3% from 126,425 to 128,047, while its median household income rose 22.5% from $59,230 to $72,565.

65.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 128,047
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,565
Median home value: $283,800
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 69,861
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

126,425128,047

Median household income

$59,230$72,565

Median home value

$216,100$283,800

Median gross rent

$872$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	126,425	$59,230	$216,100	$872
2020	125,927	$62,166	$221,000	$894
2021	129,089	$63,159	$232,900	$943
2022	128,763	$69,744	$266,400	$1,003
2023	128,047	$72,565	$283,800	$1,042

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,126	4.0%
5 to 17	15,898	12.4%
18 to 24	11,260	8.8%
25 to 34	13,758	10.7%
35 to 44	14,403	11.2%
45 to 54	15,190	11.9%
55 to 64	20,885	16.3%
65 to 74	18,248	14.3%
75 and over	13,279	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	109,751	85.7%
Black or African American	2,945	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.1%
Asian	2,305	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	492	0.4%
Two or more races	5,277	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,176	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,037	6.3%
High school graduate	28,052	29.3%
Some college or associate's	25,035	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	19,480	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17,159	17.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit1.4%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43,959	71.8%
Carpooled	4,882	8.0%
Public transit	876	1.4%
Walked	3,194	5.2%
Bicycle	113	0.2%
Worked from home	7,796	12.7%
Other means	416	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,119	43.3%
15 to 29 min	17,120	32.0%
30 to 44 min	7,386	13.8%
45 to 59 min	2,864	5.4%
60+ min	2,951	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 11.0% (13,481 of 122,620)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,459	57.4%
Nonfamily households	24,058	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56,517	80.9%
Vacant	13,344	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39,542	70.0%
Renter-occupied	16,975	30.0%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units17.3%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,896	65.7%
1-unit, attached	1,837	2.6%
2 to 4 units	12,106	17.3%
5 to 19 units	5,963	8.5%
20 or more units	2,965	4.2%
Mobile home & other	1,094	1.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 25003
State: Massachusetts
Land area: 927 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 42.3715, -73.2179