Pittsfield

Population & Demographics

Pittsfield, MA

Pittsfield is home to 43,457 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,231 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
43,457
people
Population

43,457 residents

Median age 42.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pittsfield population & demographics

Who lives in Pittsfield — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
43,457
Median age
42.4yrs
Median household income
$70,582
Median home value
$256,900
Median gross rent
$1,134/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.2%
Poverty rate
14.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Pittsfield

How Pittsfield breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White76.3%
Hispanic or Latino10.0%
Two or more races6.7%
Black5.2%
Asian1.3%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Pittsfield

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Pittsfield.

Pittsfield at a glance
Employed Residents
21,231
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
18.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
51.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pittsfield proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Pittsfield commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Pittsfield

21,231 commutes, one dot at a time

Pittsfield

Where 21,231 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Pittsfield, by worker count.

1Pittsfield0.0 mi10,919
2Boston110.9 mi530
3North Adams18.0 mi417
4Lenox6.7 mi393
5Springfield42.9 mi281
6Great Barrington18.7 mi225
7Worcester75.0 mi221
8Lee10.1 mi216

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pittsfield.

1Pittsfield0.0 mi10,919
2North Adams18.0 mi851
3Adams13.7 mi601
4Springfield42.9 mi233
5Boston110.9 mi173
6Lee10.1 mi157
7Lenox6.7 mi149
8Worcester75.0 mi132

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pittsfield’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance29.5%
RTRetail Trade10.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.9%
EDEducational Services6.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.2%
MFManufacturing5.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.6%
WSWholesale Trade4.8%
FIFinance and Insurance4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pittsfield

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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