Berlin vs Colebrook

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

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

Berlin has the higher population (9,473 vs 1,143 in Colebrook). Berlin has the higher median household income ($43,972 vs $43,125 in Colebrook). Colebrook has the higher median home value ($151,700 vs $113,500 in Berlin).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Colebrook
Population	9,473	1,143
Median age	44.3 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,972	$43,125
Median home value	$113,500	$151,700
Median gross rent	$804	$740
Housing units	4,299	704
Homeownership rate	60.6%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Colebrook
Population	10,221 → 9,473 (-7.3%)	998 → 1,143 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$39,130 → $43,972 (+12.4%)	$38,438 → $43,125 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $113,500 (+23.2%)	$93,300 → $151,700 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $804 (+7.2%)	$680 → $740 (+8.8%)

Berlin

Population

10,2219,473

Median household income

$39,130$43,972

Median home value

$92,100$113,500

Median gross rent

$750$804

Colebrook

Population

9981,143

Median household income

$38,438$43,125

Median home value

$93,300$151,700

Median gross rent

$680$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Colebrook
Under 5	4.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.9%	8.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	5.7%
45 to 54	15.3%	18.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	20.6%
65 to 74	12.1%	18.6%
75 and over	7.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Colebrook
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	95.3%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Colebrook
No high school diploma	14.6%	15.3%
High school graduate	39.1%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Colebrook
Drove alone	77.7%	75.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	16.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	2.2%
Other means	3.4%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Colebrook
1-unit, detached	51.6%	34.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	32.8%	28.4%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	12.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Colebrook
Poverty rate	16.8%	15.1%
Average household size	2.13	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1938	1957