Community & Data
Pittsfield Demographics
A Portrait of Pittsfield
Pittsfield is the largest city in the Berkshires and the seat of Berkshire County, and it carries the shape of a city that was once much bigger. Roughly one in five residents is 65 or older, a reminder of the jobs that left when General Electric pulled out. The city is mostly white, about 80 percent, but its Latino and Black communities have grown, now near 9 and 5 percent. Figures below come from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 43,927
- Recent estimate: 43,559
- Households: 19,510
- Persons per household: 2.2
- Age 65 and over: 19.4%
- Under 18: 17.6%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 78.3%
- White, non-Hispanic: 77.4%
- Black or African American: 5.3%
- Asian: 1.3%
- Two or more races: 10.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 10.0%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $70,582
- Poverty rate: 14.9%
- Median home value: $256,900
- Median gross rent: $1,134
- Homeownership: 62.8% of units
- In the labor force: 63.8%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by city through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Pittsfield’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 33,643
- Unenrolled (no party): 22,392 (66.56%)
- Democrats: 8,841 (26.28%)
- Republicans: 2,059 (6.12%)
- Political designations: 351 (1.04%)
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Pittsfield
- MA Secretary of the Commonwealth, Voter Registration
- MA DESE, Pittsfield Public Schools
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar: August 22, 2026 was the last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the September 1, 2026 state primary (G. L. c. 51, sections 26 and 28), which is the date this enrollment count is as of.
See how Pittsfield fits into the broader Commonwealth.
Updated as of September 13, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: U.S. Census Bureau API, retrieved September 13, 2026.