Berkeley vs Posen

A side-by-side comparison of Berkeley and Posen: population, income, housing, and more.

Berkeley and Posen are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Posen has the higher population (5,331 vs 5,222 in Berkeley). Berkeley has the higher median household income ($83,224 vs $71,994 in Posen). Berkeley has the higher median home value ($222,400 vs $172,800 in Posen).

Population, income & housing

	Berkeley	Posen
Population	5,222	5,331
Median age	37.1 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,224	$71,994
Median home value	$222,400	$172,800
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,478
Housing units	2,056	1,721
Homeownership rate	84.0%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkeley	Posen
Population	5,116 → 5,222 (+2.1%)	6,149 → 5,331 (-13.3%)
Median household income	$64,193 → $83,224 (+29.6%)	$42,370 → $71,994 (+69.9%)
Median home value	$178,700 → $222,400 (+24.5%)	$121,100 → $172,800 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	$943 → $1,292 (+37.0%)	$1,109 → $1,478 (+33.3%)

Berkeley

Population

5,1165,222

Median household income

$64,193$83,224

Median home value

$178,700$222,400

Median gross rent

$943$1,292

Posen

Population

6,1495,331

Median household income

$42,370$71,994

Median home value

$121,100$172,800

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,478

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkeley	Posen
Under 5	6.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	16.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	13.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	3.9%
75 and over	7.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkeley	Posen
White (non-Hispanic)	26.2%	18.5%
Black or African American	25.8%	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	61.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkeley	Posen
No high school diploma	11.1%	14.7%
High school graduate	43.1%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkeley	Posen
Drove alone	68.5%	74.8%
Carpooled	15.5%	17.1%
Public transit	1.7%	1.9%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkeley	Posen
1-unit, detached	85.4%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berkeley	Posen
Poverty rate	6.6%	5.7%
Average household size	2.60	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1955	1960