Berkley

Population: 15,084
Median household income: $113,103
Median home value: $289,200

Berkley, a community in Oakland County, Michigan, has 15,084 residents. At $113,103, its median household income sits above Oakland County's $95,296.

From 2019 to 2023, Berkley's population declined 1.9% from 15,372 to 15,084, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $199,200 to $289,200.

4.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.20 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,084
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $113,103
Median home value: $289,200
Median gross rent: $1,436
Housing units: 7,068
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,37215,084

Median household income

$86,905$113,103

Median home value

$199,200$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,436

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,372	$86,905	$199,200	$1,115
2020	15,352	$93,038	$222,100	$1,128
2021	15,234	$96,993	$238,200	$1,288
2022	15,150	$108,125	$275,100	$1,309
2023	15,084	$113,103	$289,200	$1,436

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3422.0%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,039	6.9%
5 to 17	1,909	12.7%
18 to 24	675	4.5%
25 to 34	3,320	22.0%
35 to 44	2,105	14.0%
45 to 54	1,807	12.0%
55 to 64	2,124	14.1%
65 to 74	1,461	9.7%
75 and over	644	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,962	85.9%
Black or African American	299	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.3%
Asian	132	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	190	1.3%
Two or more races	944	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	517	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate14.0%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree35.6%

Graduate or professional degree22.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	131	1.1%
High school graduate	1,606	14.0%
Some college or associate's	3,062	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,084	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,578	22.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,541	72.0%
Carpooled	400	4.4%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	121	1.3%
Bicycle	66	0.7%
Worked from home	1,847	20.3%
Other means	105	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,868	25.8%
15 to 29 min	2,972	41.1%
30 to 44 min	1,928	26.6%
45 to 59 min	264	3.6%
60+ min	207	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 4.7% (704 of 14,958)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,737	54.5%
Nonfamily households	3,115	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,852	96.9%
Vacant	216	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,874	85.7%
Renter-occupied	978	14.3%

1-unit, detached92.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,515	92.2%
1-unit, attached	71	1.0%
2 to 4 units	137	1.9%
5 to 19 units	98	1.4%
20 or more units	247	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2607660
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4986, -83.1853