Berlin vs Somerset

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

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

Somerset has the higher population (5,984 vs 2,407 in Berlin). Berlin has the higher median household income ($53,973 vs $41,782 in Somerset). Somerset has the higher median home value ($144,400 vs $122,800 in Berlin).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Somerset
Population	2,407	5,984
Median age	51.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,973	$41,782
Median home value	$122,800	$144,400
Median gross rent	$760	$673
Housing units	1,030	3,201
Homeownership rate	68.6%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Somerset
Population	2,004 → 2,407 (+20.1%)	5,942 → 5,984 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$46,818 → $53,973 (+15.3%)	$37,675 → $41,782 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$108,600 → $122,800 (+13.1%)	$112,700 → $144,400 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $760 (+47.0%)	$535 → $673 (+25.8%)

Berlin

Population

2,0042,407

Median household income

$46,818$53,973

Median home value

$108,600$122,800

Median gross rent

$517$760

Somerset

Population

5,9425,984

Median household income

$37,675$41,782

Median home value

$112,700$144,400

Median gross rent

$535$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Somerset
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	8.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	16.3%
75 and over	23.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Somerset
No high school diploma	13.7%	13.8%
High school graduate	52.4%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Somerset
Drove alone	89.3%	73.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	7.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Somerset
1-unit, detached	63.7%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	16.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	14.8%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Somerset
Poverty rate	11.2%	19.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1957	1962