- State:MassachusettsCounty:Berkshire CountyZips:01224,01227,01229,01252,01343,01224,01263,01202,01258,01260,01270,01256,01264,01242,01237,01244,01259,01230,01029,01258,01247,01222,01230,01245,01255,01254,01253,01236,01235,01225,01223,01266,01262,01237,01257,01226,01220,01267,01238,01240,01247,01230,01201Coordinates:42.370675627201486, -73.20641298655275Area total:946.46 sq. mi., 2451.31 sq. km, 605731.84 acresArea land:926.88 sq. mi., 2400.60 sq. km, 593201.28 acresArea water:19.58 sq. mi., 50.71 sq. km, 12530.56 acres
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Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
- Household income:$47,811Households:55,396Unemployment rate:7.70%
- Sales taxes:5.00%Income taxes:5.30%
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Berkshire County's population of Massachusetts of 139,352 residents in 1930 has dropped 0,93-fold to 129,026 residents after 30 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 52.02% female residents and 47.98% male residents live in as of 2020, 55.09% in Berkshire County, Massachusetts are married and the remaining 44.91% are single population.
As of 2020, 55.09% in Berkshire County, Massachusetts are married and the remaining 44.91% are single population.
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21.1 minutes is the average time that residents in Berkshire County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
78.82% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 9.57% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 1.43% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 3.72% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts 55.68% are owner-occupied homes, another 26.99% are rented apartments, and the remaining 17.33% are vacant.
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The 62.03% of the population in Berkshire County, Massachusetts who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 22.580%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 75.170%) of those eligible to vote in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
