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People MapStats |
Berkshire County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
129,395 | 6,497,967 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
134,953 | 6,349,113 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-4.1% | 2.3% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-5,558 | 148,854 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
6,175 | 376,848 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
4.8% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
25,493 | 1,432,856 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
19.6% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
18.0% | 13.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
23,346 | 858,939 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.0% | 51.5% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
122,671 | 5,576,368 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
3,279 | 447,879 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
247 | 19,489 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
1,790 | 315,114 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
48 | 5,250 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
1,763 | 85,655 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
3,201 | 527,859 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
119,881 | 5,142,223 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
94.5% | 86.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.5% | 6.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.4% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.4% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
2.5% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
92.4% | 79.7% |
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Births, 2005 |
1,275 | 76,865 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
1,488 | 53,874 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
3 | 391 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.5% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.7% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.4% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.1% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.0% | 33.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
23,797 | 1,084,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.2 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
68,039 | 2,722,190 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
1,738 | 100,197 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
2.6% | 3.8% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.9% | 61.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$116,800 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
56,006 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.30 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$47,136 | $62,383 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.8% | 10.0% |
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Business MapStats |
Berkshire County |
Massachusetts |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
5,049 | 297,905 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$38,774 | $46,299 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
72,543 | 3,408,197 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
4.4% | 4.5% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
86,694 | 4,216,027 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
6,770 | 119,476 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
7,927 | 442,128 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
3,344,896 | 236,349,167 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$38,583 | $56,060 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
4,248 | 175,4631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
58,261 | 3,044,0801 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-1.1% | -1.4%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
12,898 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.7% | 28.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 2.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,195,169 | 77,996,586 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
327,334 | 11,789,582 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,549,814 | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,571,043 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,785 | $11,525 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
298 | 15,358 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
70,126 | 2,912,879 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
68,630 | 518,570 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,012,555 | 61,027,9831 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$7,801 | $9,4621 |
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