Berlin vs Lancaster

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

Berlin and Lancaster 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 2,264 in Lancaster). Lancaster has the higher median household income ($92,525 vs $43,972 in Berlin). Lancaster has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $113,500 in Berlin).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Lancaster
Population	9,473	2,264
Median age	44.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,972	$92,525
Median home value	$113,500	$182,900
Median gross rent	$804	$872
Housing units	4,299	1,027
Homeownership rate	60.6%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Lancaster
Population	10,221 → 9,473 (-7.3%)	1,797 → 2,264 (+26.0%)
Median household income	$39,130 → $43,972 (+12.4%)	$56,836 → $92,525 (+62.8%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $113,500 (+23.2%)	$126,900 → $182,900 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $804 (+7.2%)	$782 → $872 (+11.5%)

Berlin

Population

10,2219,473

Median household income

$39,130$43,972

Median home value

$92,100$113,500

Median gross rent

$750$804

Lancaster

Population

1,7972,264

Median household income

$56,836$92,525

Median home value

$126,900$182,900

Median gross rent

$782$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Lancaster
Under 5	4.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.0%	19.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.5%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	8.2%
75 and over	7.3%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Lancaster
No high school diploma	14.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	39.1%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Lancaster
Drove alone	77.7%	78.3%
Carpooled	11.5%	1.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.0%
Other means	3.4%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	51.6%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	32.8%	27.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Lancaster
Poverty rate	16.8%	14.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938