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01247

North Adams, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
14,794
Median household income
$52,330
People below poverty
16.3%
Median home value
$205,200

Income

The median income of households in 01247 was $52,330. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 9.8
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11.4
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 6.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61078
Female 52412

An estimated 63.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,429. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.9
Social Security 42.3
Retirement income 35.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.4
Cash public assistance income 4.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.4

In 2020-2024, 27.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 27.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01247 in 2020-2024, 98.9% had health insurance coverage and 1.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.4% and public coverage was 49.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.1%.


In 2020-2024, 01247 had a total population of 14,794 - 7,027 (47.5%) females and 7,767 (52.5%) males. The median age was 44.7 years. An estimated 15.7% of the population was under 18 years, 30.4% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01247 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 204 300
5 to 9 490 197
10 to 14 375 304
15 to 19 719 425
20 to 24 505 599
25 to 29 468 342
30 to 34 330 450
35 to 39 473 444
40 to 44 520 373
45 to 49 460 350
50 to 54 324 448
55 to 59 607 409
60 to 64 603 730
65 to 69 570 485
70 to 74 567 535
75 to 79 263 244
80 to 84 183 157
85 and over 106 235

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.1% were White; 1.4% were Black or African American; 11.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.2% of the people in 01247 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.4% of the people in 01247 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,893 households in 01247. The average household size was 2.03 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.9% of the households in 01247 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.2% of all households, while 27.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41% of all households.

In 01247, 18.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.9
Cohabiting Couples 12.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35% of males and 40.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 46.3 33.7
Now married, except separated 35 40.7
Separated 2.3 1.6
Widowed 3.5 9.3
Divorced 12.9 14.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01247, 23 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 52.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.2% of the people living in 01247 were U.S. natives. 68.3% of the 01247 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.8% of 01247 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01247 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01247.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 11.5
Asia 70.7
Europe 7.5
Africa 7.4
Northern America 2.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01247 in 2020-2024, 6.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.5% of people at least five years old; 2.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 01247 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.2
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 3
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01247 was 3,388 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 123 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,934. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,331.

Educational Attainment of People in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.9
High school diploma or equivalency 40
Some college, no degree 17
Associate's degree 5.7
Bachelor's degree 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 11.2

Disability

In 01247, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.8% of people under 18 years old, to 20.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01247, 52.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,154 77.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,117 16.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 388 5.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01247 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 6.8
Manufacturing 7.7
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01247 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,638 39.6
Service occupations 1,178 17.7
Sales and office occupations 1,129 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 689 10.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,025 15.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.2% of 01247 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 6.3
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 8.7

In 2020-2024, 01247 had a total of 8,041 housing units. Of these housing units, 50% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 47.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 50
Apartments in multi-unit structures 47.5
Mobile homes 2.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 54.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01247 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 49.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01247 had 6,893 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,148 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.9% while renters occupied 44.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.24 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.76.

2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15% and another 9.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01247:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 54.8
Electricity 11.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 28
All other fuels 4.4
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01247 was $205,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.7 % had a mortgage. 42.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,443 and for owners without a mortgage it was $634.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01247 was $802. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.