ZIP Code 01226

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Population: 6,304
Median household income: $81,168
Median home value: $289,300

ZIP Code 01226 (Berkshire County, Massachusetts) is home to about 6,304 residents. The median household income of $81,168 is above the Berkshire County median ($72,565).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 01226's population declined 6.9% from 6,769 to 6,304, while its median gross rent fell 11.0% from $933 to $830.

40.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,304
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,168
Median home value: $289,300
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 3,013
Homeownership rate: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7696,304

Median household income

$68,915$81,168

Median home value

$219,800$289,300

Median gross rent

$933$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,769	$68,915	$219,800	$933
2020	6,698	$73,911	$244,200	$881
2021	6,356	$72,664	$262,900	$903
2022	6,332	$76,198	$285,800	$887
2023	6,304	$81,168	$289,300	$830

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	291	4.6%
5 to 17	972	15.4%
18 to 24	272	4.3%
25 to 34	645	10.2%
35 to 44	603	9.6%
45 to 54	804	12.8%
55 to 64	1,146	18.2%
65 to 74	875	13.9%
75 and over	696	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,953	94.4%
Black or African American	12	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	46	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	97	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	196	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	210	4.4%
High school graduate	1,463	30.7%
Some college or associate's	1,170	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,047	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	879	18.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,058	75.1%
Carpooled	328	12.0%
Public transit	66	2.4%
Walked	23	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	264	9.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,309	52.9%
15 to 29 min	732	29.6%
30 to 44 min	182	7.4%
45 to 59 min	143	5.8%
60+ min	109	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 5.3% (329 of 6,223)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,751	61.9%
Nonfamily households	1,080	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,831	94.0%
Vacant	182	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,139	75.6%
Renter-occupied	692	24.4%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,151	71.4%
1-unit, attached	28	0.9%
2 to 4 units	356	11.8%
5 to 19 units	265	8.8%
20 or more units	108	3.6%
Mobile home & other	105	3.5%

ZIP Code 01226

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