North Adams is a somewhat small city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 12,777 people and four associated neighborhoods, North Adams is the 156th largest community in Massachusetts. North Adams has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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

In terms of college education, North Adams is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.32% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Adams in 2018 was $34,417, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,668 for a family of four. However, North Adams contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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