Berlin

Population: 5,161
Median household income: $78,883
Median home value: $345,100

Berlin, a community in Worcester County, Maryland, has 5,161 residents. Its median household income of $78,883 runs in line with the Worcester County figure of $81,455.

Between 2019 and 2023, Berlin's population grew 10.8% from 4,657 to 5,161, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $252,700 to $345,100.

The median gross rent is $1,079. 37.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,161
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $78,883
Median home value: $345,100
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 2,007
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6575,161

Median household income

$61,591$78,883

Median home value

$252,700$345,100

Median gross rent

$947$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,657	$61,591	$252,700	$947
2020	4,740	$60,301	$248,600	$928
2021	4,950	$69,955	$260,200	$1,021
2022	5,056	$80,465	$295,000	$1,031
2023	5,161	$78,883	$345,100	$1,079

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	215	4.2%
5 to 17	1,195	23.2%
18 to 24	325	6.3%
25 to 34	455	8.8%
35 to 44	761	14.7%
45 to 54	734	14.2%
55 to 64	529	10.2%
65 to 74	242	4.7%
75 and over	705	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,796	73.6%
Black or African American	782	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	36	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.4%
Two or more races	348	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	177	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	280	8.2%
High school graduate	1,037	30.3%
Some college or associate's	822	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	780	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	507	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,914	78.3%
Carpooled	173	7.1%
Public transit	28	1.1%
Walked	109	4.5%
Bicycle	30	1.2%
Worked from home	191	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	909	40.3%
15 to 29 min	952	42.2%
30 to 44 min	302	13.4%
45 to 59 min	24	1.1%
60+ min	67	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 8.8% (439 of 4,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,448	77.0%
Nonfamily households	432	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,880	93.7%
Vacant	127	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,026	54.6%
Renter-occupied	854	45.4%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached13.0%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,131	56.4%
1-unit, attached	261	13.0%
2 to 4 units	168	8.4%
5 to 19 units	222	11.1%
20 or more units	225	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2406800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.3315, -75.2154