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Berkeley Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Berkeley Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,064

Age

Under 5 Years:
9.6%
5 - 17:
22.1%
18 - 24:
8.6%
25 - 34:
13.1%
35 - 54:
20.3%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
13.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
1.6%
1.6%
89.2%
89.2%
12.1%
12.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Berkeley
USA
$19,615
$19,615
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Berkeley
USA
$37,757
$37,757
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

32.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
Manufacturing
Utilities
Public Service
Finance
Administration
Other
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
18.5%
18.5%
15.7%
15.7%
10.3%
10.3%
7.8%
7.8%
7.1%
7.1%
6.6%
6.6%
6.2%
6.2%
5.9%
5.9%
5.0%
5.0%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
85.0%
85.0%
7.4%
7.4%
5.8%
5.8%
1.2%
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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African
German
Irish
English
Kenyan
Dutch
Russian
British
Welsh
European
French
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
British West Indian
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
Polish
French
Greek
Tagalog
African languages
Italian
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
92.0%
92.0%
5.8%
5.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Berkeley Residents

5.7%