2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Wilbraham, MA vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Pittsfield, is 52% less than it is in Wilbraham and is 16% below the National Average.
- Wilbraham unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Pittsfield unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Wilbraham, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.5%8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.6%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%29.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,651$37,356$37,638
 Household Income$123,750$59,522$69,021
 Family Median Income$140,833$77,469$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wilbraham, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.0%9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%6.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.3%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.5%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.1%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%15.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.7%12.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.8%5.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.2%6.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wilbraham, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.2%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%3.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%7.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%7.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.5%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.8%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%5.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.4%10.8%13.1%
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I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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