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People QuickFacts | Berkshire County | Massachusetts
Population, 2013 estimate | 129,585 | 6,692,824
Population, 2012 estimate | 130,120 | 6,645,303
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 131,219 | 6,547,629
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -1.2% | 2.2%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.8% | 1.5%
Population, 2010 | 131,219 | 6,547,629
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 4.4% | 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 18.7% | 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 19.7% | 14.4%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.7% | 51.5%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 93.2% | 83.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 3.0% | 7.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.4% | 5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 2.1% | 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 3.7% | 10.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 90.2% | 75.8%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 88.3% | 86.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.8% | 14.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 7.5% | 21.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 91.0% | 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 29.8% | 39.0%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 10,880 | 400,874
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 20.5 | 27.7
Housing units, 2012 | 68,364 | 2,810,245
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 68.6% | 63.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 30.3% | 41.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $209,200 | $335,500
Households, 2008-2012 | 55,612 | 2,525,694
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.24 | 2.5
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $28,939 | $35,485
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $47,513 | $66,658
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 12.4% | 11.0%
Business QuickFacts | Berkshire County | Massachusetts
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 3,985 | 169,146
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 53,110 | 2,960,712
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -1.1% | 1.1%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 10,074 | 479,776
Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,647 | 596,790
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 3.4%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.2% | 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 3.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.8% | 29.8%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,425,512 | 86,428,959
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 95,275,672
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,901,784 | 88,082,966
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,605 | $13,553
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 401,912 | 14,917,210
Building permits, 2012 | 89 | 11,111
Geography QuickFacts | Berkshire County | Massachusetts
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 926.83 | 7,800.06
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 141.6 | 839.4
FIPS Code | 3 | 25
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Pittsfield, MA Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts