Berea

Population: 18,330
Median household income: $71,896
Median home value: $187,600

Located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Berea is a community with a population of 18,330. Its median household income of $71,896 runs above the Cuyahoga County figure of $62,823.

Between 2019 and 2023, Berea's population declined 2.4% from 18,788 to 18,330, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $138,200 to $187,600.

71.1% of workers drive to work alone. 74.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,330
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,896
Median home value: $187,600
Median gross rent: $981
Housing units: 7,345
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,78818,330

Median household income

$59,511$71,896

Median home value

$138,200$187,600

Median gross rent

$847$981

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,788	$59,511	$138,200	$847
2020	18,713	$60,292	$145,100	$843
2021	18,724	$60,417	$152,300	$889
2022	18,550	$67,493	$175,400	$997
2023	18,330	$71,896	$187,600	$981

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2417.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	686	3.7%
5 to 17	2,802	15.3%
18 to 24	3,200	17.5%
25 to 34	2,376	13.0%
35 to 44	2,155	11.8%
45 to 54	1,565	8.5%
55 to 64	2,406	13.1%
65 to 74	1,737	9.5%
75 and over	1,403	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,487	79.0%
Black or African American	1,563	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	308	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.2%
Some other race	191	1.0%
Two or more races	1,065	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	660	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	454	3.9%
High school graduate	3,089	26.5%
Some college or associate's	3,720	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,446	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,933	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,257	71.1%
Carpooled	486	5.5%
Public transit	43	0.5%
Walked	573	6.5%
Bicycle	54	0.6%
Worked from home	1,361	15.5%
Other means	27	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,268	30.5%
15 to 29 min	2,702	36.3%
30 to 44 min	1,668	22.4%
45 to 59 min	564	7.6%
60+ min	238	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 9.4% (1,526 of 16,305)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,939	56.3%
Nonfamily households	3,056	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,995	95.2%
Vacant	350	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,115	73.1%
Renter-occupied	1,880	26.9%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,469	74.5%
1-unit, attached	340	4.6%
2 to 4 units	269	3.7%
5 to 19 units	570	7.8%
20 or more units	683	9.3%
Mobile home & other	14	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3905690
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 41.3705, -81.8618