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Pittsfield, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Pittsfield is a Census city of 43,457 people across 40.47 square miles of land, in Berkshire County. Median household income is $70,582, 62.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 39 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pittsfield
What Pittsfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area40.47 sq mi
- Water area1.99 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,074
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerkshire County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pittsfield
How many people live in Pittsfield
- Population43,457
- Median age42.4
- Population under 187,630
- Share under 1817.6 percent
- Population 65 and over8,425
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households19,510
- Family households10,780
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pittsfield
Income and work in Pittsfield
- Median household income$70,582
- Per capita income$45,178
- Civilian labor force23,426
- Employed21,781
- Unemployed1,645 plus or minus 364
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over32,365
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pittsfield
Housing in Pittsfield
- Housing units21,054
- Occupied units19,510
- Vacant units1,544 plus or minus 352
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied12,260
- Renter occupied7,250
- Ownership rate62.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$256,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,134
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units11,815
- Share single family56.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,001
- Share in buildings of two or more42.8 percent
- Mobile homes238 plus or minus 134
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pittsfield
How Pittsfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19,062
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,280
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,150
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.5 percent
- Drove alone74.4 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pittsfield
SBA loans in Pittsfield (7(a))
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$9,159,000
- Average approval$234,846
- Median approval$75,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$500,000
- Largest approval$1,484,000
- Jobs supported255
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full6
- Charged off1
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS27
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pittsfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pittsfield
SBA loans in Pittsfield (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$15,648,000
- Average approval$823,579
- Median approval$267,000
- Largest approval$5,280,000
- Jobs supported127
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pittsfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pittsfield
Flood risk in Pittsfield
- NFIP communityCity of Pittsfield
- NFIP community number250037
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/87
The City of Pittsfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250037 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Berkshire County, not Pittsfield
Berkshire County context, not Pittsfield figures
- Establishments in Berkshire County3,749
- Covered employment, Berkshire County57,946
- Average annual pay, Berkshire County$62,257
- Housing units permitted, Berkshire County127
Every figure in this section is published for Berkshire County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pittsfield.
All Berkshire County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pittsfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pittsfield, Massachusetts?
43,457, in 19,510 households. Pittsfield city covers 40.47 square miles of land, which is 1,074 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pittsfield in?
Berkshire County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pittsfield?
$70,582. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $256,900. Median gross rent is $1,134 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pittsfield businesses?
39 7(a) approvals totaling $9.2 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $75,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $15.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pittsfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pittsfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pittsfield. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pittsfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pittsfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pittsfield, city of, community 250037, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pittsfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berkshire County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pittsfield.
Is zoning published for Pittsfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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