Williamstown

Population: 4,352
Median household income: $82,917
Median home value: $436,900

Williamstown is a community in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, home to 4,352 residents. Its median household income of $82,917 runs above the Berkshire County figure of $72,565.

From 2019 to 2023, Williamstown's population declined 3.4% from 4,506 to 4,352, while its median home value rose 16.6% from $374,600 to $436,900.

Owners occupy 57.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 21.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,352
Median age: 21.9 yrs
Median household income: $82,917
Median home value: $436,900
Median gross rent: $1,244
Housing units: 1,499
Homeownership rate: 57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5064,352

Median household income

$82,917$82,917

Median home value

$374,600$436,900

Median gross rent

$986$1,244

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,506	$82,917	$374,600	$986
2020	4,565	$80,000	$371,800	$975
2021	4,565	$95,988	$371,400	$1,004
2022	4,498	$110,855	$458,500	$1,244
2023	4,352	$82,917	$436,900	$1,244

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2448.1%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	2.6%
5 to 17	471	10.8%
18 to 24	2,092	48.1%
25 to 34	237	5.4%
35 to 44	205	4.7%
45 to 54	330	7.6%
55 to 64	252	5.8%
65 to 74	417	9.6%
75 and over	236	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,282	75.4%
Black or African American	179	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	315	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	1.6%
Two or more races	309	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	199	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's11.0%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree49.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	1.0%
High school graduate	229	13.7%
Some college or associate's	184	11.0%
Bachelor's degree	410	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	837	49.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone28.0%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked49.2%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	579	28.0%
Carpooled	51	2.5%
Public transit	17	0.8%
Walked	1,016	49.2%
Bicycle	21	1.0%
Worked from home	359	17.4%
Other means	23	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,277	74.8%
15 to 29 min	275	16.1%
30 to 44 min	71	4.2%
45 to 59 min	77	4.5%
60+ min	7	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 15.9% (378 of 2,381)

	Count	Share
Family households	562	46.4%
Nonfamily households	649	53.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,211	80.8%
Vacant	288	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	700	57.8%
Renter-occupied	511	42.2%

1-unit, detached48.6%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units20.9%

5 to 19 units18.1%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	728	48.6%
1-unit, attached	129	8.6%
2 to 4 units	314	20.9%
5 to 19 units	271	18.1%
20 or more units	57	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2579950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.7089, -73.2014