Berkshire County, Massachusetts
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health: 250 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Boston
Population:
- Total Population: 134,953
- Males: 64,496
- Females: 70,457
Ethnicity:
- White: 127,054
- Black/African American: 2,604
- Hispanic: 2,223
- Native American/Eskimo: 125
- Asian: 1,233
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 34
- Other: 180
- 2 or more: 1,500
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (119,755)
- Spanish (2,055)
- French (1,390)
- Polish (1,165)
- Italian (1,025)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 4,946
- Canada (613)
- United Kingdom (475)
- Italy (426)
- Germany (370)
- Poland (356)
- India (216)
- Jamaica (172)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (69,757)
- Jewish Estimate (3,900)
- Episcopal Church (3,708)
- United Church of Christ (3,702)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,620)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 42,504
- Sensory: 4,266
- Physical: 10,967
- Mental: 6,599
- Self-care: 3,454
- Go outside home: 7,249
- Employment: 9,040
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 322
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 56,006
- Utility gas: 18,156
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,442
- Electricity: 4,388
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 27,659
- Coal or Coke: 165
- Wood: 1,852
- Solar Energy: 9
- Other fuel: 260
- No fuel used: 75
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 110,459
- No vehicle: 11,897
- 1 or more vehicle: 98,562
Education Attainment:
- No School: 498
- No High School: 3,821
- Some High School: 9,632
- High School: 31,855
- Some College: 16,678
- Associate's Degree: 6,629
- College Degree: 13,964
- Master's Degree: 7,186
- Professional Degree: 1,856
- Doctoral Degree: 1,220
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 56,006
- Owners with phone: 37,392
- Owners without phone: 96
- Renters with phone: 17,993
- Renters without phone: 525
10 closest counties:
- Columbia County, New York
- Rensselaer County, New York
- Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Bennington County, Vermont
- Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Albany County, New York
- Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Hartford County, Connecticut
- Windham County, Vermont
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
01029, 01201, 01202, 01203, 01220, 01222, 01223, 01224, 01225, 01226, 01227, 01229, 01230, 01235, 01236, 01237, 01238, 01240, 01242, 01244, 01245, 01247, 01252, 01253, 01254, 01255, 01256, 01257, 01258, 01259, 01260, 01262, 01263, 01264, 01266, 01267, 01270, 01343
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WTBR-FM (89.7 FM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- WJJW (91.1 FM) NORTH ADAMS, MA
- WBSL-FM (91.7 FM) SHEFFIELD, MA
- WCFM (91.9 FM) WILLIAMSTOWN, MA
- WMVY (92.7 FM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- WBEC-FM (95.9 FM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- WUPE-FM (100.1 FM) NORTH ADAMS, MA
- WBRK-FM (101.7 FM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- WSBS (860 AM) NORTH ADAM, MA
- WUPE (1110 AM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- WNAW (1230 AM) NORTH ADAMS, MA
- WBRK (1340 AM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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