Berlin vs Curran

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

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

Curran has the higher population (164 vs 97 in Berlin). Berlin has the higher median household income ($68,250 vs $55,417 in Curran). Since 2019, Curran's population has grown faster (-29.3% vs -47.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Curran
Population	97	164
Median age	57.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,250	$55,417
Median home value	—	$110,400
Median gross rent	—	$822
Housing units	66	75
Homeownership rate	83.6%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Curran
Population	183 → 97 (-47.0%)	232 → 164 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$55,114 → $68,250 (+23.8%)	$47,917 → $55,417 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$66,000 → $90,000 (+36.4%)	$63,000 → $110,400 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $669 (+8.1%)	$693 → $822 (+18.6%)

Berlin

Population

18397

Median household income

$55,114$68,250

Median home value

$66,000$90,000

Median gross rent

$619$669

Curran

Population

232164

Median household income

$47,917$55,417

Median home value

$63,000$110,400

Median gross rent

$693$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Curran
Under 5	2.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.9%
45 to 54	27.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	35.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	4.1%	14.0%
75 and over	15.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Curran
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Curran
No high school diploma	18.9%	6.1%
High school graduate	46.3%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Curran
Drove alone	90.2%	80.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	2.0%	6.0%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Curran
1-unit, detached	57.6%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	42.7%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Curran
Poverty rate	10.3%	4.3%
Average household size	1.76	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	16
Median year structure built	1983	1971