Great Barrington is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 7,214 people and two associated neighborhoods, Great Barrington is the 217th largest community in Massachusetts. Great Barrington has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Housing costs in Great Barrington are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Great Barrington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Great Barrington are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.89% of adults in Great Barrington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Great Barrington in 2022 was $48,933, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $195,732 for a family of four. However, Great Barrington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Great Barrington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Great Barrington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Great Barrington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Great Barrington include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Great Barrington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.