Berlin is home to 5,232 people in Maryland. The population is up 50% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 21%. Density works out to 1,546 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,438, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 138%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Berlin
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$173,525 → $423,500(+144%)US over the same years: +67%
Population2,656 → 5,232(+97%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.2% → 41.9%(+27.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Berlin's population equals 9.7% of Worcester County's. Its number of households without a car equals 19% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.1% 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)12.3%(29)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.3%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.9%(158)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 236 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
Berlin, decade by decade
Berlin 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
2,656
$58,002
$173,525
14.2%
56.8
2000
3,491
$60,913
$177,794
16.1%
64.6
2010
4,485
$73,373
$372,014
21.8%
62.5
2020
5,026
$73,087
$301,313
30.3%
58.6
2024
5,232
$81,438
$423,500
41.9%
64.7
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.
