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County:

Berkshire County

State:

Massachusetts

FIPS Code:

25003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

483,855

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

149,402

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

145,110

-2.9%

-4.7%

1.8%

1990:

139,352

-4.0%

-5.5%

1.5%

2000:

134,953

-3.2%

-3.0%

-0.2%

2005:

131,868

-2.3%

-1.0%

-1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

126,961

94.1%

0-to-19:

34,159

25.3%

Black:

2,570

1.9%

20-to-39:

32,319

23.9%

Hispanic:

2,286

1.7%

40-to-59:

38,209

28.3%

American Indian:

177

0.1%

60-plus:

30,266

22.4%

Other:

2,959

2.2%

Median Age:

40.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

144.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

26.0%

Median Family Income:

$50,162

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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