Lenox

Population: 1,809
Median household income: $58,920
Median home value: $411,700

Located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Lenox is a community with a population of 1,809. At $58,920, its median household income sits below Berkshire County's $72,565.

From 2019 to 2023, Lenox's population declined 4.7% from 1,899 to 1,809, while its median home value rose 53.0% from $269,100 to $411,700.

54.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,809
Median age: 64.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,920
Median home value: $411,700
Median gross rent: $987
Housing units: 1,036
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8991,809

Median household income

$49,167$58,920

Median home value

$269,100$411,700

Median gross rent

$837$987

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,899	$49,167	$269,100	$837
2020	1,984	$40,294	$279,300	$967
2021	2,109	$50,956	$295,200	$982
2022	1,999	$57,460	$365,700	$1,055
2023	1,809	$58,920	$411,700	$987

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 341.2%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7429.2%

75 and over18.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	1.3%
5 to 17	166	9.2%
18 to 24	221	12.2%
25 to 34	22	1.2%
35 to 44	171	9.5%
45 to 54	136	7.5%
55 to 64	201	11.1%
65 to 74	528	29.2%
75 and over	341	18.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,715	94.8%
Black or African American	21	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	9.8%
High school graduate	182	13.0%
Some college or associate's	317	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	479	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	284	20.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone61.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit2.3%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle3.9%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	429	61.6%
Carpooled	62	8.9%
Public transit	16	2.3%
Walked	48	6.9%
Bicycle	27	3.9%
Worked from home	114	16.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	307	52.7%
15 to 29 min	177	30.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	21	3.6%
60+ min	77	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 10.2% (174 of 1,706)

	Count	Share
Family households	388	40.1%
Nonfamily households	579	59.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	967	93.3%
Vacant	69	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	496	51.3%
Renter-occupied	471	48.7%

1-unit, detached36.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units22.4%

20 or more units26.1%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	374	36.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	142	13.7%
5 to 19 units	232	22.4%
20 or more units	270	26.1%
Mobile home & other	18	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2534935
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.3612, -73.2868