People QuickFacts Berkshire County Massachusetts Population, 2012 estimate 130,016 6,646,144 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 131,219 6,547,629 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.9% 1.5% Population, 2010 131,219 6,547,629 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.5% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.1% 21.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 19.0% 14.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.8% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 93.4% 84.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.0% 7.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3% 5.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.0% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.5% 9.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 90.5% 76.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.5% 86.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.6% 14.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 6.9% 21.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 90.7% 88.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 30.2% 38.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 11,153 412,617 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.1 27.5  Housing units, 2011 68,497 2,818,940 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 69.0% 63.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 30.1% 41.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $208,100 $343,500 Households, 2007-2011 55,793 2,522,409 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.25 2.49 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $29,387 $35,051 Median household income, 2007-2011 $48,705 $65,981 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 11.8% 10.7%     Business QuickFacts Berkshire County Massachusetts Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 4,029 169,790 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 53,706 2,928,545 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -8.9 -5.1 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 10,072 472,534  Total number of firms, 2007 12,647 596,790 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 3.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 4.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 3.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.8% 29.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,425,512 86,428,959 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 95,275,672 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,901,784 88,082,966 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,605 $13,553 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 401,912 14,917,210 Building permits, 2011 122 7,725     Geography QuickFacts Berkshire County Massachusetts Land area in square miles, 2010 926.83 7,800.06 Persons per square mile, 2010 141.6 839.4 FIPS Code 003 25 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Pittsfield, MA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts