Pittsfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 43,310 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.88 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Pittsfield citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.24% of adults in Pittsfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pittsfield in 2022 was $42,303, 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 $169,212 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. 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.