Berlin

Population: 5,523
Median household income: $55,216
Median home value: $143,800

Berlin, a community in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, has 5,523 residents. Its median household income of $55,216 runs below the Green Lake County figure of $66,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Berlin's population grew 2.6% from 5,383 to 5,523, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $109,000 to $143,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,523
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,216
Median home value: $143,800
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 2,689
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3835,523

Median household income

$49,637$55,216

Median home value

$109,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$742$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,383	$49,637	$109,000	$742
2020	5,410	$52,090	$103,800	$817
2021	5,546	$57,556	$110,300	$781
2022	5,537	$57,656	$133,100	$783
2023	5,523	$55,216	$143,800	$814

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	286	5.2%
5 to 17	949	17.2%
18 to 24	447	8.1%
25 to 34	726	13.1%
35 to 44	624	11.3%
45 to 54	608	11.0%
55 to 64	947	17.1%
65 to 74	475	8.6%
75 and over	461	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,564	82.6%
Black or African American	27	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	143	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	722	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	389	10.1%
High school graduate	1,536	40.0%
Some college or associate's	1,307	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	434	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	175	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.3%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,912	80.4%
Carpooled	186	7.8%
Public transit	30	1.3%
Walked	126	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	4.6%
Other means	13	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	900	39.7%
15 to 29 min	694	30.6%
30 to 44 min	540	23.8%
45 to 59 min	69	3.0%
60+ min	64	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 17.6% (948 of 5,397)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,445	59.3%
Nonfamily households	993	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,438	90.7%
Vacant	251	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,428	58.6%
Renter-occupied	1,010	41.4%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,716	63.8%
1-unit, attached	58	2.2%
2 to 4 units	269	10.0%
5 to 19 units	390	14.5%
20 or more units	217	8.1%
Mobile home & other	39	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5506925
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.61 sq mi
Center point: 43.9697, -88.9500