Berkeley

Population: 5,222
Median household income: $83,224
Median home value: $222,400

Berkeley, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 5,222 residents. At $83,224, its median household income sits in line with Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Berkeley's population grew 2.1% from 5,116 to 5,222, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $178,700 to $222,400.

The median gross rent is $1,292. 20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,222
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,224
Median home value: $222,400
Median gross rent: $1,292
Housing units: 2,056
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1165,222

Median household income

$64,193$83,224

Median home value

$178,700$222,400

Median gross rent

$943$1,292

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,116	$64,193	$178,700	$943
2020	5,079	$71,025	$175,900	$1,017
2021	5,314	$73,812	$185,200	$985
2022	5,283	$79,691	$214,300	$979
2023	5,222	$83,224	$222,400	$1,292

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	357	6.8%
5 to 17	758	14.5%
18 to 24	428	8.2%
25 to 34	918	17.6%
35 to 44	456	8.7%
45 to 54	707	13.5%
55 to 64	720	13.8%
65 to 74	503	9.6%
75 and over	375	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,367	26.2%
Black or African American	1,348	25.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	1.0%
Asian	140	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,299	44.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	408	11.1%
High school graduate	1,587	43.1%
Some college or associate's	923	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	382	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	379	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone68.5%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,871	68.5%
Carpooled	422	15.5%
Public transit	47	1.7%
Walked	11	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	379	13.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	411	17.5%
15 to 29 min	841	35.8%
30 to 44 min	608	25.9%
45 to 59 min	169	7.2%
60+ min	322	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 6.6% (344 of 5,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,260	63.1%
Nonfamily households	737	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,997	97.1%
Vacant	59	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,677	84.0%
Renter-occupied	320	16.0%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,755	85.4%
1-unit, attached	17	0.8%
2 to 4 units	246	12.0%
5 to 19 units	18	0.9%
20 or more units	20	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1705404
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8891, -87.9115

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