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Pittsfield, MA vs Berkeley, CA

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- Berkeley is 0% more densely populated than Pittsfield.
- People are 21.8% less likely to be married in Berkeley.
- The Median Age is 12.5 years younger in Berkeley.
 Pittsfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock119,607329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 201044,716  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,743285,036,114
 Population - 199048,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,419.493.4
 Land Area40.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pittsfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Pittsfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 White80.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.3%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pittsfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households19,290  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,64180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,477  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 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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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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