Berkshire County, MA

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US Senator

N/AElizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AEd Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.3

1.05% 1-year decrease

About

None of the households in Berkshire County, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Berkshire County, MA are U.S. citizens.

Berkshire County, MA borders Litchfield County, CT, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, and Bennington County, VT.

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Population & Diversity

Berkshire County, MA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 97% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Berkshire County, MA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Berkshire County, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$729k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$663k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$351k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

N/AElizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

N/AEd Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

In 2025, 15% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Berkshire County, MA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.65%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Berkshire County, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Berkshire County, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Berkshire County, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Berkshire County, MA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.65%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 16.5% of the children was living in poverty in Berkshire County, MA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 420 in Berkshire County, MA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 8.91 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.