Berkeley

Population: 8,149
Median household income: $40,654
Median home value: $80,000

Berkeley, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 8,149 residents. The median household income of $40,654 is below the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

Between 2019 and 2023, Berkeley's population declined 8.7% from 8,927 to 8,149, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $63,700 to $80,000.

Owners occupy 50.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 28.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,149
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,654
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $1,075
Housing units: 3,462
Homeownership rate: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9278,149

Median household income

$33,185$40,654

Median home value

$63,700$80,000

Median gross rent

$993$1,075

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,927	$33,185	$63,700	$993
2020	8,912	$35,027	$63,100	$978
2021	8,310	$36,050	$66,000	$990
2022	8,232	$37,757	$71,500	$1,034
2023	8,149	$40,654	$80,000	$1,075

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	664	8.1%
5 to 17	2,084	25.6%
18 to 24	822	10.1%
25 to 34	863	10.6%
35 to 44	794	9.7%
45 to 54	1,015	12.5%
55 to 64	1,034	12.7%
65 to 74	471	5.8%
75 and over	402	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	487	6.0%
Black or African American	6,890	84.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	22	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	621	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	644	14.1%
High school graduate	1,681	36.7%
Some college or associate's	1,564	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	450	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	240	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone58.3%

Carpooled20.1%

Public transit3.8%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,074	58.3%
Carpooled	715	20.1%
Public transit	135	3.8%
Walked	11	0.3%
Bicycle	80	2.2%
Worked from home	542	15.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	871	28.9%
15 to 29 min	1,334	44.2%
30 to 44 min	644	21.4%
45 to 59 min	78	2.6%
60+ min	88	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 34.1% (2,693 of 7,908)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,927	63.3%
Nonfamily households	1,117	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,044	87.9%
Vacant	418	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,530	50.3%
Renter-occupied	1,514	49.7%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,009	86.9%
1-unit, attached	5	0.1%
2 to 4 units	155	4.5%
5 to 19 units	182	5.3%
20 or more units	111	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2904906
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.7463, -90.3362