Berlin vs East Point

A side-by-side comparison of Berlin and East Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Berlin and East Point are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berlin has the higher population (592 vs 447 in East Point). East Point has the higher median home value ($201,700 vs $144,100 in Berlin). Since 2019, East Point's population has grown faster (+72.6% vs +60.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	East Point
Population	592	447
Median age	42.5 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,423	—
Median home value	$144,100	$201,700
Median gross rent	$1,042	—
Housing units	298	108
Homeownership rate	88.9%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	East Point
Population	369 → 592 (+60.4%)	259 → 447 (+72.6%)
Median household income	$31,951 → $59,423 (+86.0%)	$68,060 → $78,703 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $144,100 (+92.1%)	$105,600 → $201,700 (+91.0%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,042 (+11.1%)	—

Berlin

Population

369592

Median household income

$31,951$59,423

Median home value

$75,000$144,100

Median gross rent

$938$1,042

East Point

Population

259447

Median household income

$68,060$78,703

Median home value

$105,600$201,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	East Point
Under 5	2.5%	13.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	32.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	17.2%
35 to 44	20.9%	21.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	3.8%
65 to 74	17.9%	2.0%
75 and over	1.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	East Point
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	8.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	East Point
No high school diploma	24.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.4%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	East Point
Drove alone	89.3%	92.5%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	East Point
1-unit, detached	58.7%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.6%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	East Point
Poverty rate	9.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.62	4.14
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1993	1983