Berkeley

Population: 120,223
Median household income: $108,558
Median home value: $1,351,100

Located in Alameda County, California, Berkeley is a community with a population of 120,223. At $108,558, its median household income sits below Alameda County's $126,240.

Between 2019 and 2023, Berkeley's population declined 1.0% from 121,485 to 120,223, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $1,004,900 to $1,351,100.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 24.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 120,223
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $108,558
Median home value: $1,351,100
Median gross rent: $2,127
Housing units: 52,112
Homeownership rate: 43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

121,485120,223

Median household income

$85,530$108,558

Median home value

$1,004,900$1,351,100

Median gross rent

$1,722$2,127

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	121,485	$85,530	$1,004,900	$1,722
2020	123,065	$91,259	$1,059,500	$1,767
2021	119,607	$97,834	$1,111,000	$1,886
2022	121,385	$104,716	$1,280,300	$2,067
2023	120,223	$108,558	$1,351,100	$2,127

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 2424.3%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,638	3.0%
5 to 17	10,985	9.1%
18 to 24	29,195	24.3%
25 to 34	19,773	16.4%
35 to 44	13,155	10.9%
45 to 54	12,068	10.0%
55 to 64	11,594	9.6%
65 to 74	12,175	10.1%
75 and over	7,640	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,124	51.7%
Black or African American	8,556	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	159	0.1%
Asian	24,753	20.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	133	0.1%
Some other race	1,141	0.9%
Two or more races	8,792	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,565	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate6.6%

Some college or associate's14.4%

Bachelor's degree33.4%

Graduate or professional degree41.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,017	3.9%
High school graduate	5,057	6.6%
Some college or associate's	10,987	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	25,529	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31,815	41.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone27.4%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit15.8%

Walked13.5%

Bicycle4.8%

Worked from home32.5%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,578	27.4%
Carpooled	2,274	3.8%
Public transit	9,538	15.8%
Walked	8,149	13.5%
Bicycle	2,872	4.8%
Worked from home	19,623	32.5%
Other means	1,386	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,767	23.9%
15 to 29 min	13,216	32.4%
30 to 44 min	7,759	19.0%
45 to 59 min	4,417	10.8%
60+ min	5,638	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 16.8% (18,186 of 108,297)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,073	45.1%
Nonfamily households	25,689	54.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	46,762	89.7%
Vacant	5,350	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,262	43.3%
Renter-occupied	26,500	56.7%

1-unit, detached40.4%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units18.0%

5 to 19 units18.7%

20 or more units19.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,074	40.4%
1-unit, attached	1,858	3.6%
2 to 4 units	9,383	18.0%
5 to 19 units	9,738	18.7%
20 or more units	9,972	19.1%
Mobile home & other	87	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0606000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 7.23 sq mi
Center point: 37.8657, -122.2987