Berlin is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 9,518 people and three associated neighborhoods, Berlin is the 31st largest community in New Hampshire. Much of the housing stock in Berlin was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Berlin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Berlin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Berlin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Berlin may be for you.
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 17.77 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Berlin rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.79% of adults 25 and older in Berlin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Berlin in 2022 was $25,843, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,372 for a family of four. However, Berlin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Berlin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Berlin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berlin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Berlin include French, French Canadian, Irish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Berlin is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.