New Berlin

Population: 1,366
Median household income: $68,125
Median home value: $153,600

Located in Sangamon County, Illinois, New Berlin is a community with a population of 1,366. At $68,125, its median household income sits below Sangamon County's $74,114.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Berlin's population declined 7.6% from 1,478 to 1,366, while its median home value rose 5.9% from $145,100 to $153,600.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,366
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $68,125
Median home value: $153,600
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 591
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4781,366

Median household income

$69,500$68,125

Median home value

$145,100$153,600

Median gross rent

$775$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,478	$69,500	$145,100	$775
2020	1,324	$69,773	$132,100	$517
2021	1,256	$72,500	$137,000	$587
2022	1,247	$73,750	$153,000	$593
2023	1,366	$68,125	$153,600	$646

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	5.1%
5 to 17	297	21.7%
18 to 24	135	9.9%
25 to 34	128	9.4%
35 to 44	209	15.3%
45 to 54	182	13.3%
55 to 64	141	10.3%
65 to 74	110	8.1%
75 and over	95	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,330	97.4%
Black or African American	17	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	3.6%
High school graduate	227	26.2%
Some college or associate's	288	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	224	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	95	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	544	75.5%
Carpooled	56	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	113	15.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	13.0%
15 to 29 min	303	49.8%
30 to 44 min	180	29.6%
45 to 59 min	15	2.5%
60+ min	31	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 7.2% (99 of 1,366)

	Count	Share
Family households	353	62.6%
Nonfamily households	211	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	564	95.4%
Vacant	27	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	446	79.1%
Renter-occupied	118	20.9%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	518	87.6%
1-unit, attached	19	3.2%
2 to 4 units	20	3.4%
5 to 19 units	34	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1752168
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7261, -89.9144