Berkley vs South Lyon

A side-by-side comparison of Berkley and South Lyon: population, income, housing, and more.

Berkley and South Lyon 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 11,825 in South Lyon). Berkley has the higher median household income ($113,103 vs $83,822 in South Lyon). Berkley has the higher median home value ($289,200 vs $280,900 in South Lyon).

Population, income & housing

	Berkley	South Lyon
Population	15,084	11,825
Median age	37.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$113,103	$83,822
Median home value	$289,200	$280,900
Median gross rent	$1,436	$1,208
Housing units	7,068	5,201
Homeownership rate	85.7%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.1%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkley	South Lyon
Population	15,372 → 15,084 (-1.9%)	11,788 → 11,825 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$86,905 → $113,103 (+30.1%)	$73,200 → $83,822 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$199,200 → $289,200 (+45.2%)	$192,100 → $280,900 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,436 (+28.8%)	$1,042 → $1,208 (+15.9%)

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

South Lyon

Population

11,78811,825

Median household income

$73,200$83,822

Median home value

$192,100$280,900

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkley	South Lyon
Under 5	6.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	22.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.9%
75 and over	4.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkley	South Lyon
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	89.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkley	South Lyon
No high school diploma	1.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	14.0%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	35.6%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkley	South Lyon
Drove alone	72.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.5%
Worked from home	20.3%	11.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkley	South Lyon
1-unit, detached	92.2%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	16.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	14.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Berkley	South Lyon
Poverty rate	4.7%	4.8%
Average household size	2.20	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1949	1991