Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Sandisfield
Sandisfield spreads across about 52 square miles of Berkshire County, roughly 19 people to the square mile, which is what makes it the largest town by land area in the county and one of the least crowded. The numbers describe a small, older, heavily owner-occupied hill town. Nearly one resident in three is 65 or over, and about one in seven is under 18. Almost every home is lived in by its owner. The median household income is $88,250 and the median home value is $338,400. The full-time population of 989 roughly doubles in summer, when second-home owners return. Figures below are 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): 989
- Households: 343
- Persons per household: 2.4
- Foreign-born: 0.9% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 31.5%
- Under 18: 13.5%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 91.0%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Black or African American: 1.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 4.7%
- Two or more races: 6.9%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 2.9%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $88,250
- Poverty rate: 3.8%
- Median home value: $338,400
- Median gross rent: $1,225
- Homeownership: 96.5% of units
- In the labor force: 55.7%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Sandisfield’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which is worth knowing before anyone tells you how this town votes.
- Total registered: 700
- Unenrolled (no party): 439 (62.71%)
- Democrats: 176 (25.14%)
- Republicans: 78 (11.14%)
Sources
See how Sandisfield fits into the broader Commonwealth.