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People MapStats |
Berkshire County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
131,117 | 6,437,193 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-2.8% | 1.4% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-3,836 | 88,088 |
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Population, 2000 |
134,953 | 6,349,097 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
6,170 | 387,863 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.7% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
25,967 | 1,448,884 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
19.8% | 22.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
17.8% | 13.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
23,331 | 855,962 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.0% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
124,103 | 5,568,643 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
3,216 | 446,721 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
253 | 19,044 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
1,758 | 313,942 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
47 | 5,126 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
1,740 | 83,717 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
3,109 | 511,014 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
121,403 | 5,150,232 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
94.7% | 86.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.5% | 6.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.3% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.4% | 7.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
92.6% | 80.0% |
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Births, 2004 |
1,300 | 78,484 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
1,527 | 54,511 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
9 | 380 |
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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, 2006 |
67,744 | 2,708,986 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1,443 | 86,993 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.2% | 3.3% |
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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, 2004 |
$41,589 | $53,657 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.5% | 9.9% |
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Business MapStats |
Berkshire County |
Massachusetts |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
4,953 | 279,860 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$37,586 | $43,501 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
72,947 | 3,404,394 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
4.6% | 5.0% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
83,936 | 4,116,946 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
4,012 | 20,395 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
7,797 | 438,013 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
3,289,616 | 224,878,696 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$39,192 | $54,623 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
4,271 | 175,2911 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
58,441 | 2,996,3471 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-0.8% | -2.9%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, 2006 |
352 | 19,580 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
91,335 | 3,249,210 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
68,630 | 518,570 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,173,789 | 53,120,4451 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$8,860 | $8,2791 |
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