Berkshire Lakes vs Island Walk

A side-by-side comparison of Berkshire Lakes and Island Walk: population, income, housing, and more.

Berkshire Lakes and Island Walk are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Island Walk has the higher population (2,724 vs 2,493 in Berkshire Lakes). Island Walk has the higher median household income ($78,857 vs $74,250 in Berkshire Lakes). Island Walk has the higher median home value ($579,800 vs $323,300 in Berkshire Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
Population	2,493	2,724
Median age	58.4 yrs	67.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,250	$78,857
Median home value	$323,300	$579,800
Median gross rent	$2,192	$1,846
Housing units	1,537	2,127
Homeownership rate	84.2%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
Population	2,476 → 2,493 (+0.7%)	3,112 → 2,724 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$66,417 → $74,250 (+11.8%)	$70,509 → $78,857 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$242,700 → $323,300 (+33.2%)	$409,400 → $579,800 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,758 → $2,192 (+24.7%)	$2,125 → $1,846 (-13.1%)

Berkshire Lakes

Population

2,4762,493

Median household income

$66,417$74,250

Median home value

$242,700$323,300

Median gross rent

$1,758$2,192

Island Walk

Population

3,1122,724

Median household income

$70,509$78,857

Median home value

$409,400$579,800

Median gross rent

$2,125$1,846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.6%	3.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	6.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	0.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	16.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	18.7%	33.3%
75 and over	21.3%	25.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	22.5%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
Drove alone	76.8%	77.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	13.7%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
1-unit, detached	34.8%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	45.5%
2 to 4 units	28.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	28.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berkshire Lakes	Island Walk
Poverty rate	3.3%	8.5%
Average household size	2.13	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1994	2003