Berkley vs Hazel Park

A side-by-side comparison of Berkley and Hazel Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Berkley and Hazel Park are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berkley has the higher population (15,084 vs 14,945 in Hazel Park). Berkley has the higher median household income ($113,103 vs $62,878 in Hazel Park). Berkley has the higher median home value ($289,200 vs $141,200 in Hazel Park).

Population, income & housing

	Berkley	Hazel Park
Population	15,084	14,945
Median age	37.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$113,103	$62,878
Median home value	$289,200	$141,200
Median gross rent	$1,436	$1,221
Housing units	7,068	7,149
Homeownership rate	85.7%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.1%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkley	Hazel Park
Population	15,372 → 15,084 (-1.9%)	16,525 → 14,945 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$86,905 → $113,103 (+30.1%)	$38,903 → $62,878 (+61.6%)
Median home value	$199,200 → $289,200 (+45.2%)	$73,600 → $141,200 (+91.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,436 (+28.8%)	$978 → $1,221 (+24.8%)

Berkley

Population

15,37215,084

Median household income

$86,905$113,103

Median home value

$199,200$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,436

Hazel Park

Population

16,52514,945

Median household income

$38,903$62,878

Median home value

$73,600$141,200

Median gross rent

$978$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkley	Hazel Park
Under 5	6.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.7%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	22.0%	20.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.6%
75 and over	4.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkley	Hazel Park
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	73.6%
Black or African American	2.0%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	2.1%
Two or more races	6.3%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkley	Hazel Park
No high school diploma	1.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	14.0%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.6%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkley	Hazel Park
Drove alone	72.0%	77.1%
Carpooled	4.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.1%	2.3%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.8%
Worked from home	20.3%	12.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkley	Hazel Park
1-unit, detached	92.2%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	3.5%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Berkley	Hazel Park
Poverty rate	4.7%	13.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1949	1956