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Lee town, Berkshire County, MA

5,784 Population
26.1 square miles 221.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.8 ±4.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Berkshire County: 47.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$39,400 ±$4,979 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Berkshire County: $39,952 ±$1,270
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$73,750 ±$24,735 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Berkshire County: $63,159 ±$2,188
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

3.6% ±2.1% (200  ±119) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Berkshire County: 10.1% 12,388 (±1% / ±1,164)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

21.3 minutes ±2.7 (58,895  ±10,148) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Berkshire County: 20.4 1,153,180 (±0.6 / ±40,417)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

2,306 ±206 Number of households
  • Berkshire County: 55,525 ±781
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
2.4 ±0.2 (5,580  ±131) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Berkshire County: 2.2 122,383 (±0 / ±528)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

4.3% ±3.3% (52  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Berkshire County: 4.1% † 1,075 (±0.9% / ±242)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

2,765 ±321 Number of housing units
  • Berkshire County: 69,575 ±258
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$280,300 ±$22,358 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Berkshire County: $232,900 ±$5,165
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

12.1% ±4.9% (689  ±277) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Berkshire County: 12.8% 16,417 (±1.1% / ±1,378.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

96.8% ±10.4% (4,256  ±528.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Berkshire County: 93% 88,602 (±2.1% / ±2,049.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
35.1% ±6.6% (1,543  ±307.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Berkshire County: 36.1% 34,347 (±1.4% / ±1,294)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

6.6% ±3.7% (384  ±215) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Berkshire County: 6% 7,705 (±0.5% / ±699)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

10% ±3.7% (474  ±177) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Berkshire County: 7.1% 7,583 (±0.5% / ±529)
  • about double the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
474 Total veterans ±177 474 Male ±177 N/A Female ±19

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