Williamstown, MA

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2023 Population

4,352

3.25% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

21.9

0.459% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

15.9%

14.3% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$82,917

25.2% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

2,247

5.79% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Williamstown, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.24%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.11%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.76%).

None of the households in Williamstown, 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.

93.5% of the residents in Williamstown, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Williamstown, MA are Williams College (774 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Williamstown, MA walked to work, and the average commute time was 11.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Williamstown, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Williamstown, MA is home to a population of 4.35k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.8% of Williamstown, MA residents were born outside of the country (469 people).

In 2023, there were 10.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.28k people) in Williamstown, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 315 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 309 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%

2023 Citizenship

93.6%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Williamstown, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.28k ± 326
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
315 ± 95
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
309 ± 130

4.57%

Hispanic Population

199 people

4.57% of the people in Williamstown, MA are hispanic (199 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Williamstown, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

China
102,973 ± 7,820 people
Dominican Republic
99,956 ± 7,706 people
Brazil
93,519 ± 7,457 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 102,973 Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 99,956 and Brazil with 93,519.

Foreign-Born Population

10.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

469 people

10.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

490 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Williamstown, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
48 ± 36
Gulf War (2001-)
25 ± 34
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 20

Williamstown, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.92 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Williamstown, MA employs 2.25k people. The largest industries in Williamstown, MA are Educational Services (1,381 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (177 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (148 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($156,250), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,563), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,469).

Males in Massachusetts have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $81,902. The income inequality in Massachusetts (measured using the Gini index) is 0.48, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.25k

2023 Value

± 317

−5.79%

1 Year decline

± 20.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Williamstown, MA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (858 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (248 people), and Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (161 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Williamstown, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.25k

2023 Value

± 317

−5.79%

1 Year decline

± 20.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Williamstown, MA, are Educational Services (1,381 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (177 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Williamstown, MA, though some of these residents may live in Williamstown, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($235,486), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($156,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,172).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($44,931), Manufacturing ($32,031), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($12,284).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Williamstown, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed 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.

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Williamstown, MA awarded 774 degrees. The student population of Williamstown, MA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,047 male students and 1,175 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Williamstown, MA are White (370 and 54.1%), followed by Asian (102 and 14.9%), Hispanic or Latino (88 and 12.9%), and Two or More Races (45 and 6.58%).

The largest universities in Williamstown, MA by number of degrees awarded are Williams College (774 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Williamstown, MA are Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (107 and 13.8%), General Psychology (64 and 8.27%), and General Political Science & Government (63 and 8.14%).

The median tuition cost in Williamstown, MA for private four year colleges is $61,450.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2022 in Williamstown, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 8.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 44.3%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
64 degrees awarded
General Political Science & Government
63 degrees awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
107 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Williamstown, MA was General Psychology with 64 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Williamstown, MA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Williams College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

774 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Williams College with 774 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 385 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Williamstown, MA, which is 0.99 times less than the 389 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 370 degrees mean that there were 3.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 102 degrees awarded.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.17% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.24% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.35M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.03M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Williamstown, MA have an average commute time of 11.2 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Williamstown, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

41.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Williamstown, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,917

Median Household Income

± $32,292

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Williamstown, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Williamstown, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2021 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2022, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.047% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Walked (49.2%)
Drove Alone (28%)
Worked At Home (17.4%)

In 2023, 49.2% of workers in Williamstown, MA walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (28%) and those who worked at home (17.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

11.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Williamstown, MA have a shorter commute time (11.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.176% of the workforce in Williamstown, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Williamstown, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Williamstown, MA (378 out of 2.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Williamstown, MA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be 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.

Health

99.7% of the population of Williamstown, MA has health coverage, with 58.4% on employee plans, 6.19% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 23.5% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Berkshire County, MA see 853 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (839 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1090 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 106 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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853 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Berkshire County, MA

Primary care physicians in Berkshire County, MA see an average of 853 patients per year. This represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (839 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Berkshire County, MA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

0.253%

Uninsured

58.4%

Employer Coverage

6.19%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

23.5%

Non-Group

1.31%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Williamstown, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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