ZIP 01226 · Dalton
Who lives in ZIP code 01226 (Dalton, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dalton, MA · Berkshire County
uszips 2026
People6,256
Median age49.7
Household income$79,438
Home value$302,304
Median rent$872/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+44.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pittsfield, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 111 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,907
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.9% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
39.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,386.
Education (adults 25+)
56.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.3%
- Never married
- 20.7%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 51.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.7%
- Rent burden
- 23.3%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.3%
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 10.1%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 1.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.