Pittsfield, Massachusetts demographics

Pittsfield, MA demographics: median age 42.4; 34.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pittsfield city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2553960. The survey estimates a population of 43,457 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pittsfield is 42.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 19,510 households (±474). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.4 ±2.0	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 43,457
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	7,630 ±600	17.6% ±1.4 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	9,623 ±753	22.1% ±1.7 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	17,779 ±958	40.9% ±2.2 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	8,425 ±646	19.4% ±1.5 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 43,457
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	21,593 ±509	49.7% ±1.2 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	21,864 ±511	50.3% ±1.2 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 43,457
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	34,045 ±689	78.3% ±1.6 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,317 ±460	5.3% ±1.1 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	427 ±277 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	557 ±256	1.3% ±0.6 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,495 ±532	3.4% ±1.2 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,616 ±730	10.6% ±1.7 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 43,457
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,099 ±456	90.0% ±1.0 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,358 ±449	10.0% ±1.0 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,510
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,218 ±537	37.0% ±2.6 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,069 ±269	5.5% ±1.4 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,493 ±402	12.8% ±2.0 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,806 ±562	34.9% ±2.8 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,924 ±406	9.9% ±2.1 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,510
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,393 ±408	22.5% ±2.0 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,117 ±709	77.5% ±3.1 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,510
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,806 ±562	34.9% ±2.8 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,564 ±649	38.8% ±3.2 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,641 ±391	13.5% ±2.0 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,567 ±287	8.0% ±1.5 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	692 ±226	3.5% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	147 ±90 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	93 ±96 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 43,457
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	40,175 ±662	92.4% ±1.5 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,282 ±658	7.6% ±1.5 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 41,291
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	36,456 ±786	88.3% ±1.8 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,680 ±524	6.5% ±1.3 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	245 ±152 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	256 ±178 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	327 ±200 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	533 ±293 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	30 ±42 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	221 ±157 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	37 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	65 ±78 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	36 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	405 ±162	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 32,365
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,465 ±466	7.6% ±1.4 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,574 ±892	29.6% ±2.7 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,226 ±633	19.2% ±1.9 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,022 ±448	9.3% ±1.4 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,749 ±636	20.9% ±1.9 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,329 ±559	13.4% ±1.7 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 43,157
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	37,980 ±915	88.0% ±2.1 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,972 ±790	6.9% ±1.8 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	556 ±235	1.3% ±0.5 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,413 ±456	3.3% ±1.1 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	236 ±171 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.1% of Pittsfield residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 89.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pittsfield	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.1% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.9% ±1.7 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±0.8 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pittsfield . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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