Pittsfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 43,121 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Pittsfield is the 32nd largest community in Massachusetts. Pittsfield has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Pittsfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.18% 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.

The education level of Pittsfield citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.23% of adults in Pittsfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pittsfield in 2022 was $45,178, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,712 for a family of four. However, Pittsfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pittsfield is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pittsfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pittsfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pittsfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.03% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pittsfield include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Pittsfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.