Berlin

Population: 2,407
Median household income: $53,973
Median home value: $122,800

Located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Berlin is a community with a population of 2,407. The median household income of $53,973 is below the Somerset County median ($59,378).

From 2019 to 2023, Berlin's population grew 20.1% from 2,004 to 2,407, while its median home value rose 13.1% from $108,600 to $122,800.

The median gross rent is $760. 12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,407
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,973
Median home value: $122,800
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 1,030
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0042,407

Median household income

$46,818$53,973

Median home value

$108,600$122,800

Median gross rent

$517$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,004	$46,818	$108,600	$517
2020	2,338	$48,295	$116,900	$533
2021	2,273	$47,475	$120,500	$590
2022	2,297	$51,318	$124,100	$646
2023	2,407	$53,973	$122,800	$760

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over23.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	5.9%
5 to 17	426	17.7%
18 to 24	108	4.5%
25 to 34	193	8.0%
35 to 44	212	8.8%
45 to 54	233	9.7%
55 to 64	299	12.4%
65 to 74	240	10.0%
75 and over	555	23.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,237	92.9%
Black or African American	12	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	121	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate52.4%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	13.7%
High school graduate	908	52.4%
Some college or associate's	368	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	143	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	75	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	650	89.3%
Carpooled	39	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	3.3%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	222	31.5%
15 to 29 min	374	53.1%
30 to 44 min	65	9.2%
45 to 59 min	38	5.4%
60+ min	5	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 11.2% (252 of 2,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	635	66.8%
Nonfamily households	316	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	951	92.3%
Vacant	79	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	652	68.6%
Renter-occupied	299	31.4%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	656	63.7%
1-unit, attached	6	0.6%
2 to 4 units	118	11.5%
5 to 19 units	83	8.1%
20 or more units	15	1.5%
Mobile home & other	152	14.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4205776
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9215, -78.9509