Editing Pittsfield, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1790|1992
|1800|2261
|1810|2665
|1820|2768
|1830|3559
|1840|3747
|1850|5872
|1860|8045
|1870|11112
|1880|13364
|1890|17281
|1900|21766
|1910|32121
|1920|41763
|1930|49677
|1940|49684
|1950|53348
|1960|57879
|1970|57020
|1980|51974
|1990|48622
|2000|45793
|2010|44737
|2020|43927
|2022*|43310
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>}}
|footnote=* = population estimate.  {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}}<ref name="1950_Census_Urban_populations_since_1790">{{cite journal |title=1950 Census of Population|volume=1: Number of Inhabitants|at=Section 6, Pages 21-7 through 21-09, Massachusetts Table 4. Population of Urban Places of 10,000 or more from Earliest Census to 1920|publisher=Bureau of the Census|access-date=July 12, 2011|year=1952|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 24, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 45,793 people, 19,704 households, and 11,822 families residing in the city. Pittsfield is the largest city by population in Berkshire County, and ranks 27th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was {{convert|1,124.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, making it the most densely populated community in Berkshire county and 92nd overall in the Commonwealth. There were 21,366 housing units at an average density of {{convert|524.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The racial makeup of the city in 2017 was 87.4% [[white Americans|white]] (84.4% [[non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]]), 4.7% [[African Americans|black]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (0.6% [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]], 0.5% [[Indian Americans|Indian]], 0.3% [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani]], 0.2% [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]], 0.2% [[Korean Americans|Korean]], 0.1% [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]]), 0.02% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from [[multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] of any race were 6.0% of the population (1.9% [[Stateside Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]], 0.9% [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]], 0.6% [[Ecuadorian Americans|Ecuadorian]], 0.5% [[Dominican Americans|Dominican]], 0.4% [[Spanish Americans|Spanish]], 0.3% [[Peruvian Americans|Peruvian]], 0.3% [[Honduran Americans|Honduran]], 0.2% [[Colombian Americans|Colombian]], 0.2% [[Salvadoran Americans|Salvadoran]], 0.1% [[Cuban Americans|Cuban]]). The ten largest ancestry groups in the city were [[Irish Americans|Irish]] (22.5%), [[Italian Americans|Italian]] (17.5%), [[French Americans|French]] (11.7%), [[German Americans|German]] (9.9%), [[English Americans|English]] (8.6%), [[Polish Americans|Polish]] (6.7%), [[American ancestry|American]] (4.1%), [[French Canadian Americans|French-Canadian]] (3.7%), [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]] (1.7%), and [[Russian Americans|Russian]] (1.5%). [[immigration to the United States|Immigrants]] accounted for 7.3% of the population. The ten most common countries of origin for immigrants in the city were, [[Ecuador]], [[China]], [[Mexico]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[India]], [[El Salvador]], [[Canada]], [[Ghana]], and [[Brazil]].

In 2010, there were 19,704 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89.

In 2010 in the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city in 2010 was $35,655, and the median income for a family was $46,228. Males had a median income of $35,538 versus $26,341 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,549. About 8.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.