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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Berkshire County ('FIPS' code: 25003)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 134,953
4. Avg. household income 51,859
5. Median household income 39,047
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 7,003
7. Number of children ages 5-17 23,311
8. Number of adults, 18-64 80,384
9. Number of elderly 24,255
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 2,604
11. Number of Hispanics 2,223
12. Number of Asians 1,267
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 125
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 5.14
15. Number in poverty 12,204
16. % in poverty 9.04
17. Number of children in poverty 3,872
18. % of children in poverty 12.77
19. Number of elderly in poverty 1,636
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 14.95
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 7.11
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 17.11
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 36.06
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 25.95
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 63,654
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 20,651
28. % of households itemizing 32.44
29. Percentage reporting contributions 89.38
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 2,959,730
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 52,926
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.79
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 63,348
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 21,252
35. % of households itemizing 33.55
36. Percentage reporting contributions 88.63
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 3,104,947
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 55,421
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.78
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 347
41. Private contributions & government grants 210,416,292
42. Total revenue 1,536,132,642
43. Total expenses 1,299,632,531
44. Total assets 4,529,764,482
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 25.71
46. Private contributions & government grants 1,559
47. Total revenue 11,383
48. Total expenses 9,630
49. Total assets 33,565