Population & age
- Total population
- 124
- Median age
- 57.1
ZIP 01224, MA (01224)
Berkshire County · Pittsfield, MA · Population 124
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
MA 01224 (ZIP 01224) sits in Berkshire County within the Pittsfield metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 4.1%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 6 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $16,052. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 20th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 23 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1985 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 54.1" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. Only 2.8% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. 30.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Hampden County, MA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,800 for a two-bedroom, a low 0.0% poverty rate, and a median home value of $278,400. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 100.0%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
Income & housing
- Median home value
- $278,400
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 9.9%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 45(80.4%)
- Renter-occupied
- 11(19.6%)
- Vacant units
- 0
- Built (median)
- 1975
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 10(9.8%)
- Avg commute
- 21.4 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0(0.0%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 43(76.8%)
- No broadband
- 13(23.2%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,320
/month
1 Bed
$1,400
/month
2 Bed
$1,800
/month
3 Bed
$2,280
/month
4 Bed
$2,890
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
127
Across 114 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $67.5M.
Single-family
108
85% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
19
15% of total units
Single-family value
$65.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$1.7M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
3
Total employment
28
Annual payroll
$1.0M
Average annual pay
$36,179
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$62,257
Average weekly wage
$1,197
Total employment
57,946
Total establishments
5,475
That is roughly 5% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.0%
That tracks the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
64,320
Employed
61,721
Unemployed
2,599
Based on Berkshire County, MA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Pittsfield, MA
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
23
Date Range
1985–2023
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE LEE
Hurricane — declared September 15, 2023 (DR-3599)
Incident period: September 15, 2023 – September 17, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Snowstorm7 (30%)
- Hurricane6 (26%)
- Severe Storm6 (26%)
- Biological2 (9%)
- Severe Ice Storm1 (4%)
- Other1 (4%)
Individual Assistance
2
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
23
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
8
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
45.3°F
34.2° – 56.4°
Annual precipitation
54.1"
Annual snowfall
77.1"
Heating · cooling days
7,438.8 · 300.9
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: WORTHINGTON, MA US, 16.4 miles from the centroid of ZIP 01224 (ZIP 01224)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
38
GoodGood 300dModerate 66d
Peak AQI (2024)
97
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
242 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Berkshire County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
8,525
That is roughly 325 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
15%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.0
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
2.8%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
110
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,295
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.4
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
87%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
52%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.9% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Berkshire data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
30.9% of Berkshire County, MA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.21
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.79
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.84
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 6.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Berkshire County, MA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−202 people
−357 households • +$15.2M net AGI flow
Moved in
3,394households
5,299 people • $335.9M AGI
Moved out
3,751households
5,501 people • $320.7M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Hampden County, MA — 122 households
- Middlesex County, MA — 106 households
- New York County, NY — 68 households
- Hampshire County, MA — 66 households
- Worcester County, MA — 62 households
Where departing residents went
- Hampden County, MA — 117 households
- Middlesex County, MA — 97 households
- Suffolk County, MA — 87 households
- Hampshire County, MA — 81 households
- Columbia County, NY — 65 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $98,967 versus departing households' $85,486.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Massachusetts
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 01224. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
9.00%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
6.25%
State 6.25% · avg local 0.00%
Property tax (effective)
1.33%
Median $5,207/year
Tax burden rank
34 of 50
10.80% of personal income
For ZIP 01224: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $278,400, that works out to roughly $3,710/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
Paid Family and Medical Leave
Mandatory (state-run insurance)
Max weeks/year
26
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,230
Replacement: 80% AWW up to 0.5x SAWW + 50% above · job protection
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 01224
Nearby ZIPs by distance
01226 (2.9 mi) · 01237 (4.4 mi) · 01225 (Cheshire, 5 mi) · 01201 (Pittsfield, 5.3 mi) · 01270 (7.8 mi) · 01235 (8.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
31.1%
Tracks close to the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
30.4%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
26.6%
4.6pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
79.9%
3.9pp above the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
4.1%
8.9pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
9.1%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
6
Median in-state tuition
$16,052
Median earnings (10 yr)
$46,543
- 4-Year
Williams College
Williamstown, MA · 01267
- In-state tuition
- $68,560
- Out-of-state tuition
- $68,560
- Acceptance rate
- 8.3%
- Graduation rate
- 95.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $88,665
- Median student debt
- $12,761
- 2-Year
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield, MA · 01201
- In-state tuition
- $6,164
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,468
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 21.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,832
- Median student debt
- $12,053
- 4-Year
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, MA · 01247
- In-state tuition
- $12,436
- Out-of-state tuition
- $21,381
- Acceptance rate
- 89.7%
- Graduation rate
- 52.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $48,102
- Median student debt
- $23,750
- 4-Year
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, MA · 01230
- In-state tuition
- $68,780
- Out-of-state tuition
- $68,780
- Acceptance rate
- 95.9%
- Graduation rate
- 60.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $46,543
- Median student debt
- $24,254
- Certificate
Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus
Pittsfield, MA · 01201
- In-state tuition
- $16,052
- Out-of-state tuition
- $16,052
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 34.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,830
- Median student debt
- $19,000
- Certificate
Charles H McCann Technical School
North Adams, MA · 01247
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 94.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
MA 01224 (ZIP 01224) sits in Berkshire County within the Pittsfield metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 4.1%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 6 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $16,052. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 20th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 23 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1985 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 54.1" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. Only 2.8% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. 30.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Hampden County, MA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,800 for a two-bedroom, a low 0.0% poverty rate, and a median home value of $278,400. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 26.6%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 01224
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 01224?
31.1%, which is 1.9 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 01224?
26.6%, which is 4.6 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 01224?
30.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 01224?
124 people live in ZIP 01224, with a median age of 57.1 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 01224 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 01224, 80.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 19.6% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 01224?
In ZIP 01224, 9.8% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 01224?
0.0% of the population in ZIP 01224 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 01224 have broadband internet?
76.8% of households in ZIP 01224 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 01224?
As of 2022, 3 business establishments operated in ZIP 01224 employing 28 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 01224?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 01224 is $36,179, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 01224 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 01224 ranks in the 20th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 01224?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 01224, ranking in the 75th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 01224 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 23 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 01224 between 1985–2023 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 01224?
Snowstorm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 01224, accounting for 7 of 23 declarations (30%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 01224?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 01224 was "HURRICANE LEE" — a hurricane declared in 2023 (DR-3599) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 01224?
6 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 01224 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Williams College, Berkshire Community College, and Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 01224?
Median in-state tuition across 6 nearby institutions is $16,052 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 01224?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $46,543 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 01224?
ZIP 01224 has an average annual temperature of 45.3°F and 54.1" of annual precipitation based on the WORTHINGTON, MA US weather station 16.4 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 01224 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 01224 is part of the Pittsfield, MA urbanized area, primarily served by Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 01224?
Massachusetts has a flat income tax with a top rate of 9.00%. Combined sales tax: 6.25% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Massachusetts have paid family leave?
Massachusetts runs an active paid family leave program (Paid Family and Medical Leave) offering up to 26 weeks of paid leave per year, with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,230 (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 01224?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (6 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (23 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (23 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 01224
Nearby ZIPs by distance
01226 (2.9 mi) · 01237 (4.4 mi) · 01225 (Cheshire, 5 mi) · 01201 (Pittsfield, 5.3 mi) · 01270 (7.8 mi) · 01235 (8.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
20th percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 49
Vulnerability Themes
Limited English Speakers
1
Persons with Disability
6
Without HS Diploma
2
Without Health Insurance
1
Adults Age 65+
12
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.