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Great Barrington town, Berkshire County, MA

7,184 Population
44.8 square miles 160.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.7 ±4.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Berkshire County: 47.8 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$54,383 ±$8,327 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Berkshire County: $47,668 ±$1,661
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$82,484 ±$6,395 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Berkshire County: $72,565 ±$2,511
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

4.1% ±2.1% (259  ±132) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Berkshire County: 11% † 13,481 (±1.1% / ±1,353)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

21.1 minutes ±3.7 (64,505  ±14,543) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Berkshire County: 20.7 1,108,210 (±0.6 / ±44,094)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

2,943 ±215 Number of households
  • Berkshire County: 56,517 ±835
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.1 ±0.2 (6,292  ±32) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Berkshire County: 2.2 121,995 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

3,607 ±305 Number of housing units
  • Berkshire County: 69,861 ±109
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$474,800 ±$58,845 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Berkshire County: $283,800 ±$5,711
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

14.7% ±5.1% (1,055  ±367.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Berkshire County: 11.6% 14,809 (±1.1% / ±1,335.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

95% ±9.5% (4,988  ±563.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Berkshire County: 93.7% 89,726 (±2% / ±1,937.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
48.4% ±6.7% (2,542  ±374.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Berkshire County: 38.3% 36,639 (±1.3% / ±1,248.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.4% ±5.2% (821  ±371) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Berkshire County: 6% 7,620
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

2.5% ±1.6% (151  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Berkshire County: 6% 6,457 (±0.5% / ±533)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
151 Total veterans ±96 151 Male ±96 N/A Female ±19

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