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- Pittsfield is 0% more densely populated than Becket.
- People are 24.1% less likely to be married in Pittsfield.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years younger in Pittsfield.
 Becket, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock43,890329,725,481
 Female Population44.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.638.4
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 Population - 20101,777  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,793285,036,114
 Population - 19901,481  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,084.693.4
 Land Area46.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Becket, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5419.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Becket, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 White90.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Becket, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Married Population57.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated7.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married26.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households974  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,81380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households390  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Becket    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Too much winter and snow for my taste and lately we have been having very wet and cool summers (where is the global warming?)- difficult for a gardener like me.   More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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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