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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	134,953	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	64,547	47.8
Female	70,406	52.2

Under 5 years	6,964	5.2
5 to 9 years	8,378	6.2
10 to 14 years	9,113	6.8
15 to 19 years	9,704	7.2
20 to 24 years	7,423	5.5
25 to 34 years	14,725	10.9
35 to 44 years	20,848	15.4
45 to 54 years	20,042	14.9
55 to 59 years	7,490	5.6
60 to 64 years	6,043	4.5
65 to 74 years	11,593	8.6
75 to 84 years	9,208	6.8
85 years and over	3,422	2.5

Median age (years)	40.5	(X)

18 years and over	104,766	77.6
Male	49,065	36.4
Female	55,701	41.3
21 years and over	98,981	73.3
62 years and over	27,751	20.6
65 years and over	24,223	17.9
Male	9,612	7.1
Female	14,611	10.8

RACE
One race	133,288	98.8
White	128,235	95.0
Black or African American	2,679	2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	196	0.1
Asian	1,333	1.0
Asian Indian	448	0.3
Chinese	280	0.2
Filipino	60	0.0
Japanese	99	0.1
Korean	167	0.1
Vietnamese	109	0.1
Other Asian ¹	170	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	49	0.0
Native Hawaiian	6	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	10	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	22	0.0
Some other race	796	0.6
Two or more races	1,665	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	129,697	96.1
Black or African American	3,438	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	712	0.5
Asian	1,691	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	149	0.1
Some other race	1,103	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	134,953	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,286	1.7
Mexican	342	0.3
Puerto Rican	727	0.5
Cuban	91	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,126	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	132,667	98.3
White alone	126,961	94.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	134,953	100.0
In households	128,821	95.5
Householder	56,006	41.5
Spouse	26,887	19.9
Child	35,635	26.4
Own child under 18 years	27,726	20.5
Other relatives	3,828	2.8
Under 18 years	1,261	0.9
Nonrelatives	6,465	4.8
Unmarried partner	3,242	2.4
In group quarters	6,132	4.5
Institutionalized population	2,275	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	3,857	2.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	56,006	100.0
Family households (families)	35,110	62.7
With own children under 18 years	15,393	27.5
Married-couple family	26,887	48.0
With own children under 18 years	10,553	18.8
Female householder, no husband present	6,156	11.0
With own children under 18 years	3,780	6.7
Nonfamily households	20,896	37.3
Householder living alone	17,672	31.6
Householder 65 years and over	7,758	13.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	16,443	29.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	16,844	30.1

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	2.89	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	66,301	100.0
Occupied housing units	56,006	84.5
Vacant housing units	10,295	15.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	6,255	9.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	56,006	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	37,490	66.9
Renter-occupied housing units	18,516	33.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.95	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.