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Berkshire Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,388
Land Area (2000): 109.296 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.044 square kilometers

Current Forecast from the National Weather Service

: 550
Berkshire Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	182	13.07%
Rural, Non-farm	1,211	86.93%

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Berkshire Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	609	582	27	4.43%	45
1991	626	594	32	5.06%	51
1992	620	593	27	4.38%	44
1993	646	619	27	4.10%	42
1994	625	604	20	3.27%	33
1995	589	569	20	3.35%	33
1996	606	587	19	3.05%	31
1997	628	611	17	2.77%	28
1998	560	545	15	2.71%	27
1999	605	591	14	2.33%	24
2000	690	676	14	1.96%	20
2001	710	693	18	2.46%	25
2002	731	714	18	2.40%	24
2003	738	718	20	2.68%	27
2004	751	734	17	2.27%	23
2005	780	764	16	2.09%	21
2006	809	791	18	2.27%	23
2007	807	788	19	2.36%	24
2008	803	779	24	2.95%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	562	527	35	6.23%	62
Feb 1990	566	535	31	5.48%	55
Mar 1990	566	540	26	4.59%	46
Apr 1990	600	580	20	3.33%	33
May 1990	642	623	19	2.96%	30
Jun 1990	672	653	19	2.83%	28
Jul 1990	645	622	23	3.57%	36
Aug 1990	634	613	21	3.31%	33
Sep 1990	621	590	31	4.99%	50
Oct 1990	612	590	22	3.59%	36
Nov 1990	599	559	40	6.68%	67
Dec 1990	589	552	37	6.28%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	574	541	33	5.75%	57
Feb 1991	575	536	39	6.78%	68
Mar 1991	583	546	37	6.35%	63
Apr 1991	608	563	45	7.40%	74
May 1991	628	595	33	5.25%	53
Jun 1991	689	654	35	5.08%	51
Jul 1991	676	644	32	4.73%	47
Aug 1991	672	647	25	3.72%	37
Sep 1991	654	623	31	4.74%	47
Oct 1991	637	612	25	3.92%	39
Nov 1991	623	597	26	4.17%	42
Dec 1991	589	570	19	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	562	528	34	6.05%	60
Feb 1992	573	541	32	5.58%	56
Mar 1992	577	540	37	6.41%	64
Apr 1992	584	556	28	4.79%	48
May 1992	615	598	17	2.76%	28
Jun 1992	660	641	19	2.88%	29
Jul 1992	668	646	22	3.29%	33
Aug 1992	670	647	23	3.43%	34
Sep 1992	659	631	28	4.25%	42
Oct 1992	647	613	34	5.26%	53
Nov 1992	632	600	32	5.06%	51
Dec 1992	596	576	20	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	583	556	27	4.63%	46
Feb 1993	600	566	34	5.67%	57
Mar 1993	586	557	29	4.95%	49
Apr 1993	615	583	32	5.20%	52
May 1993	647	629	18	2.78%	28
Jun 1993	700	678	22	3.14%	31
Jul 1993	699	680	19	2.72%	27
Aug 1993	699	676	23	3.29%	33
Sep 1993	689	668	21	3.05%	30
Oct 1993	658	633	25	3.80%	38
Nov 1993	649	614	35	5.39%	54
Dec 1993	624	591	33	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	564	541	23	4.08%	41
Feb 1994	573	550	23	4.01%	40
Mar 1994	572	551	21	3.67%	37
Apr 1994	608	586	22	3.62%	36
May 1994	656	634	22	3.35%	34
Jun 1994	697	675	22	3.16%	32
Jul 1994	669	648	21	3.14%	31
Aug 1994	669	651	18	2.69%	27
Sep 1994	655	641	14	2.14%	21
Oct 1994	628	611	17	2.71%	27
Nov 1994	622	597	25	4.02%	40
Dec 1994	583	566	17	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	523	506	17	3.25%	33
Feb 1995	543	521	22	4.05%	41
Mar 1995	547	530	17	3.11%	31
Apr 1995	570	554	16	2.81%	28
May 1995	618	597	21	3.40%	34
Jun 1995	651	622	29	4.45%	45
Jul 1995	630	602	28	4.44%	44
Aug 1995	628	603	25	3.98%	40
Sep 1995	624	606	18	2.88%	29
Oct 1995	592	583	9	1.52%	15
Nov 1995	577	558	19	3.29%	33
Dec 1995	562	546	16	2.85%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	534	515	19	3.56%	36
Feb 1996	535	516	19	3.55%	36
Mar 1996	555	534	21	3.78%	38
Apr 1996	581	563	18	3.10%	31
May 1996	647	631	16	2.47%	25
Jun 1996	676	651	25	3.70%	37
Jul 1996	656	634	22	3.35%	34
Aug 1996	638	622	16	2.51%	25
Sep 1996	644	632	12	1.86%	19
Oct 1996	618	606	12	1.94%	19
Nov 1996	599	577	22	3.67%	37
Dec 1996	587	567	20	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	556	538	18	3.24%	32
Feb 1997	558	539	19	3.41%	34
Mar 1997	574	557	17	2.96%	30
Apr 1997	610	592	18	2.95%	30
May 1997	657	644	13	1.98%	20
Jun 1997	703	685	18	2.56%	26
Jul 1997	689	671	18	2.61%	26
Aug 1997	670	656	14	2.09%	21
Sep 1997	673	658	15	2.23%	22
Oct 1997	644	631	13	2.02%	20
Nov 1997	618	593	25	4.05%	40
Dec 1997	588	567	21	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	507	484	23	4.54%	45
Feb 1998	524	506	18	3.44%	34
Mar 1998	528	508	20	3.79%	38
Apr 1998	564	543	21	3.72%	37
May 1998	592	579	13	2.20%	22
Jun 1998	619	600	19	3.07%	31
Jul 1998	605	590	15	2.48%	25
Aug 1998	579	569	10	1.73%	17
Sep 1998	577	568	9	1.56%	16
Oct 1998	564	556	8	1.42%	14
Nov 1998	536	525	11	2.05%	21
Dec 1998	529	514	15	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	554	532	22	3.97%	40
Feb 1999	559	542	17	3.04%	30
Mar 1999	567	550	17	3.00%	30
Apr 1999	600	586	14	2.33%	23
May 1999	623	613	10	1.61%	16
Jun 1999	662	647	15	2.27%	23
Jul 1999	635	620	15	2.36%	24
Aug 1999	616	606	10	1.62%	16
Sep 1999	631	619	12	1.90%	19
Oct 1999	621	609	12	1.93%	19
Nov 1999	602	590	12	1.99%	20
Dec 1999	586	573	13	2.22%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	677	661	16	2.36%	24
Feb 2000	677	664	13	1.92%	19
Mar 2000	678	665	13	1.92%	19
Apr 2000	689	675	14	2.03%	20
May 2000	688	675	13	1.89%	19
Jun 2000	704	688	16	2.27%	23
Jul 2000	696	682	14	2.01%	20
Aug 2000	696	685	11	1.58%	16
Sep 2000	685	675	10	1.46%	15
Oct 2000	693	683	10	1.44%	14
Nov 2000	700	680	20	2.86%	29
Dec 2000	691	679	12	1.74%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	695	677	18	2.59%	26
Feb 2001	702	681	21	2.99%	30
Mar 2001	702	683	19	2.71%	27
Apr 2001	703	686	17	2.42%	24
May 2001	708	695	13	1.84%	18
Jun 2001	730	711	19	2.60%	26
Jul 2001	724	707	17	2.35%	23
Aug 2001	721	706	15	2.08%	21
Sep 2001	705	692	13	1.84%	18
Oct 2001	714	697	17	2.38%	24
Nov 2001	714	692	22	3.08%	31
Dec 2001	707	688	19	2.69%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	708	688	20	2.82%	28
Feb 2002	713	698	15	2.10%	21
Mar 2002	718	699	19	2.65%	26
Apr 2002	726	709	17	2.34%	23
May 2002	730	717	13	1.78%	18
Jun 2002	749	730	19	2.54%	25
Jul 2002	745	724	21	2.82%	28
Aug 2002	748	732	16	2.14%	21
Sep 2002	742	725	17	2.29%	23
Oct 2002	733	720	13	1.77%	18
Nov 2002	732	713	19	2.60%	26
Dec 2002	731	709	22	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	724	697	27	3.73%	37
Feb 2003	727	705	22	3.03%	30
Mar 2003	728	704	24	3.30%	33
Apr 2003	735	713	22	2.99%	30
May 2003	734	718	16	2.18%	22
Jun 2003	747	726	21	2.81%	28
Jul 2003	743	724	19	2.56%	26
Aug 2003	749	730	19	2.54%	25
Sep 2003	739	719	20	2.71%	27
Oct 2003	745	727	18	2.42%	24
Nov 2003	740	724	16	2.16%	22
Dec 2003	739	726	13	1.76%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	730	713	17	2.33%	23
Feb 2004	738	721	17	2.30%	23
Mar 2004	739	721	18	2.44%	24
Apr 2004	744	726	18	2.42%	24
May 2004	748	733	15	2.01%	20
Jun 2004	762	742	20	2.62%	26
Jul 2004	762	744	18	2.36%	24
Aug 2004	761	745	16	2.10%	21
Sep 2004	756	737	19	2.51%	25
Oct 2004	761	744	17	2.23%	22
Nov 2004	760	743	17	2.24%	22
Dec 2004	751	738	13	1.73%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	761	740	21	2.76%	28
Feb 2005	766	748	18	2.35%	23
Mar 2005	769	748	21	2.73%	27
Apr 2005	770	755	15	1.95%	19
May 2005	777	766	11	1.42%	14
Jun 2005	787	770	17	2.16%	22
Jul 2005	792	774	18	2.27%	23
Aug 2005	793	779	14	1.77%	18
Sep 2005	784	769	15	1.91%	19
Oct 2005	792	776	16	2.02%	20
Nov 2005	786	771	15	1.91%	19
Dec 2005	782	767	15	1.92%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	786	768	18	2.29%	23
Feb 2006	796	778	18	2.26%	23
Mar 2006	790	775	15	1.90%	19
Apr 2006	799	783	16	2.00%	20
May 2006	803	789	14	1.74%	17
Jun 2006	818	799	19	2.32%	23
Jul 2006	819	797	22	2.69%	27
Aug 2006	819	801	18	2.20%	22
Sep 2006	819	798	21	2.56%	26
Oct 2006	828	805	23	2.78%	28
Nov 2006	820	800	20	2.44%	24
Dec 2006	810	794	16	1.98%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	794	774	20	2.52%	25
Feb 2007	801	782	19	2.37%	24
Mar 2007	794	780	14	1.76%	18
Apr 2007	798	782	16	2.01%	20
May 2007	802	789	13	1.62%	16
Jun 2007	815	795	20	2.45%	25
Jul 2007	817	797	20	2.45%	24
Aug 2007	814	796	18	2.21%	22
Sep 2007	815	790	25	3.07%	31
Oct 2007	816	793	23	2.82%	28
Nov 2007	812	792	20	2.46%	25
Dec 2007	802	782	20	2.49%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	795	768	27	3.40%	34
Feb 2008	796	770	26	3.27%	33
Mar 2008	792	765	27	3.41%	34
Apr 2008	800	773	27	3.38%	34
May 2008	800	777	23	2.88%	29
Jun 2008	811	789	22	2.71%	27
Jul 2008	815	794	21	2.58%	26
Aug 2008	809	792	17	2.10%	21
Sep 2008	806	783	23	2.85%	29
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Berkshire Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	97	26.80%
2.	Construction	43	11.88%
3.	Food Manufacturing	32	8.84%
4.	Educational Services	20	5.52%
5.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	17	4.70%
6.	Truck Transportation	17	4.70%
7.	Paper Manufacturing	14	3.87%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	11	3.04%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	10	2.76%
10.	Health Care	10	2.76%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	10	2.76%
12.	Public Administration	8	2.21%
13.	Chemical Manufacturing	7	1.93%
14.	Machinery Manufacturing	7	1.93%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7	1.93%
16.	Accommodation and Food Services	5	1.38%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	5	1.38%
18.	Paper and Paper Products, Wholesale	5	1.38%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	4	1.10%
20.	Finance and Insurance	4	1.10%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	53	17.85%
2.	Health Care	41	13.80%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	27	9.09%
4.	Public Administration	26	8.75%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	15	5.05%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	15	5.05%
7.	Finance and Insurance	13	4.38%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	10	3.37%
9.	Machinery Manufacturing	9	3.03%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	9	3.03%
11.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	8	2.69%
12.	Food Manufacturing	8	2.69%
13.	Social Assistance	8	2.69%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	6	2.02%
15.	Other Direct Selling Estab	5	1.68%
16.	Private Household Services	5	1.68%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4	1.35%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4	1.35%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	4	1.35%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	4	1.35%

Berkshire Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	59	16.30%
2.	Agricultural Workers	31	8.56%
3.	Other Production Occupations	31	8.56%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	21	5.80%
5.	Carpenters	20	5.52%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	17	4.70%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	16	4.42%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	13	3.59%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	11	3.04%
10.	Other Material Moving Workers	11	3.04%
11.	Other Management Occupations	9	2.49%
12.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	9	2.49%
13.	Electricians	7	1.93%
14.	Operations Managers Non Finance	7	1.93%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	7	1.93%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6	1.66%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	6	1.66%
18.	Physicians and Surgeons	6	1.66%
19.	Other Construction Trades	5	1.38%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5	1.38%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	20	6.73%
2.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	16	5.39%
3.	Cashiers	14	4.71%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	14	4.71%
5.	Health Technologists and Technicians	13	4.38%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	13	4.38%
7.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	13	4.38%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	13	4.38%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	12	4.04%
10.	Other Management Occupations	10	3.37%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9	3.03%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	9	3.03%
13.	Other Production Occupations	8	2.69%
14.	Registered Nurses	8	2.69%
15.	Teachers, Secondary School	8	2.69%
16.	Agricultural Workers	7	2.36%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	7	2.36%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6	2.02%
19.	Librarians / Curators / Archivists	6	2.02%
20.	Personal Appearance Workers	6	2.02%

Berkshire Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	577	54.13%
15-35 hours	146	13.70%
1-14 hours	28	2.63%
No regular hours	315	29.55%

Berkshire Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	44	7.77%
5 AM-5:29 AM	37	6.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	40	7.07%
6 AM-6:29 AM	67	11.84%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	37	6.54%
7 AM-7:29 AM	70	12.37%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	79	13.96%
8 AM-8:29 AM	39	6.89%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	14	2.47%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	24	4.24%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	7	1.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2	0.35%
Noon-3:59 PM	54	9.54%
4 PM-11:59 PM	52	9.19%

Berkshire Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	82	14.49%
5-9	66	11.66%
10-14	93	16.43%
15-19	74	13.07%
20-24	15	2.65%
25-29	3	0.53%
30-34	57	10.07%
35-39	8	1.41%
40-44	28	4.95%
45-59	59	10.42%
60-89	69	12.19%
At least 90	12	2.12%

Berkshire Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0.00%	333	58.83%
30-44	0.00%	93	16.43%
45-59	0.00%	59	10.42%
At least 60	0.00%	81	14.31%

Berkshire Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	76	11.78%
Car / truck / van, solo	431	66.82%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	2	0.31%
Public transportation	0	0.00%
Walked	57	8.84%
Worked at home	79	12.25%

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Berkshire Family Information Back to top
: 500 (1,393 people)
: 368 (1,175 people)
: 157
: 843
Berkshire Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	57	11.40%
$10,000-$14,999	29	5.80%
$15,000-$19,999	42	8.40%
$20,000-$24,999	21	4.20%
$25,000-$29,999	45	9.00%
$30,000-$34,999	42	8.40%
$35,000-$39,999	32	6.40%
$40,000-$44,999	44	8.80%
$45,000-$49,999	21	4.20%
$50,000-$59,999	61	12.20%
$60,000-$74,999	35	7.00%
$75,000-$99,999	43	8.60%
$100,000-$124,999	17	3.40%
$125,000-$149,999	4	0.80%
$150,000-$199,999	4	0.80%
$200,000 or more	3	0.60%

Berkshire Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	84	16.97%
Family, 2 people	139	28.08%
Nonfamily, 2 people	28	5.66%
Family, 3 people	90	18.18%
Nonfamily, 3 people	3	0.61%
Family, 4 people	87	17.58%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2	0.40%
Family, 5 people	42	8.48%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.40%
Family, 6 people	14	2.83%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	4	0.81%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Berkshire Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	421	28.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	191	13.15%
Public Assistance	33	2.27%
Retirement	45	3.10%
Self Employment	147	10.12%
Social Security	128	8.81%
Supplemental Security	37	2.55%
Wage / Salary	375	25.81%
Other	76	5.23%

Berkshire Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	162	53.47%
With children under 18	141	46.53%

Berkshire Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	50	9.31%
Married	312	58.10%
Never Married	163	30.35%
Widowed	12	2.23%

Berkshire Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	49	8.89%
Married	338	61.34%
Never Married	121	21.96%
Widowed	43	7.80%

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Berkshire Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	92	9.12%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	84	8.33%
High school diploma or equivalent	468	46.38%
Some college, no degree	184	18.24%
Associate degree	61	6.05%
Bachelors degree	63	6.24%
Graduate or professional degree	57	5.65%

Berkshire Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	13	0.94%	8	0.58%	21	1.51%
Kindergarten	15	1.08%	2	0.14%	17	1.22%
Grades 1-4	84	6.05%	0	0.00%	84	6.05%
Grades 5-8	93	6.70%	0	0.00%	93	6.70%
Grades 9-12	97	6.99%	1	0.07%	98	7.06%
Undergrad college	38	2.74%	4	0.29%	42	3.03%
Graduate or professional school	2	0.14%	2	0.14%	4	0.29%
Total	342	24.64%	17	1.22%	359	25.86%

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Berkshire Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,196	86.35%
Below Poverty Level	189	13.65%

Berkshire Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Berkshire Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	200	14.41%
10-19 Years	234	16.86%
20-29 Years	131	9.44%
30-39 Years	231	16.64%
40-49 Years	240	17.29%
50-59 Years	182	13.11%
60-69 Years	95	6.84%
70-79 Years	48	3.46%
80-89 Years	25	1.80%
90+ Years	2	0.14%

Berkshire Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	713	51.37%
Female	675	48.63%

Berkshire Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	1,347	97.05%
Multiracial	19	1.37%
African-American	8	0.58%
Amerindian	7	0.50%
Hispanic/Latino	7	0.50%
Asian	0	0.00%
Other Race	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Berkshire Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Canadian	284	20.01%
2.	United States Or American	213	15.01%
3.	French Non-Basque	201	14.16%
4.	English	189	13.32%
5.	Irish	171	12.05%
6.	German	103	7.26%
7.	Italian	50	3.52%
8.	Canadian	40	2.82%
9.	Scottish	39	2.75%
10.	Scotch Irish	38	2.68%

Berkshire Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,159	89.09%
2.	French	106	8.15%
3.	German	25	1.92%
4.	Hungarian	4	0.31%
5.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3	0.23%
6.	Other West Germanic	2	0.15%
7.	Polish	2	0.15%

Berkshire Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,299	93.25%
Naturalized immigrant	48	3.45%
Not a citizen	46	3.30%

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