Berea is home to 15,786 people in Kentucky. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 5,935 people. This skews young, with a median age of 33.2. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $199,900, having more than doubled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,495, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Berea
What changed most since 1990
White share94.3% → 87.6%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population9,126 → 15,786(+73%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.6% → 5.2%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Berea's population equals 16% of Madison County's. Its number of veterans equals 11% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 20% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.3%(226)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(99)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.7%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 623 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Berea, decade by decade
Berea population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,126
$51,894
$115,923
26.8%
13.7
2000
9,851
$55,524
$139,539
23.4%
19.0
2010
13,561
$55,145
$186,583
26.2%
24.3
2020
15,539
$53,762
$157,565
27.9%
33.3
2024
15,786
$59,495
$199,900
27.2%
28.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
