CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Berkeley

Missouri · 12,450 residents · 4.96 sq mi

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Berkeley is a city of 12,450 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $44,700. 2,387 more people live here than in 2000. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The median household earns $26,372, about 12% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,450

+24%vs 2000

vs 10,063 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(978)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,052)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,046)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(1,109)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(917)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(2,194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,807)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,068)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,141)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(710)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(371)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(57)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,372

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,219 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,729

−22%vs 2000

vs $13,788 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$460

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $596 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.6%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.6% in 2000

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic20.3%(2,038)

Black76.4%(7,688)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(109)

Asian0.4%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic33.2%(4,137)

Black65.9%(8,204)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(26)

Asian0.6%(72)

Other0.3%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.2%(340)

Guatemalan3.8%(307)

Mexican2%(163)

Puerto Rican0.4%(35)

Salvadoran0.4%(33)

South American0.3%(28)

Ecuadorian0.3%(28)

Cuban0.3%(25)

Spaniard0.2%(17)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(14)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Ancestry

American11.7%(950)

German1.9%(156)

Subsaharan African1.3%(105)

Irish0.8%(63)

Kenyan0.7%(53)

English0.5%(44)

West Indian0.4%(36)

Dutch0.4%(30)

Polish0.2%(16)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Danish0.1%(10)

French0.1%(10)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.1%(10)

British0.1%(9)

Italian0.1%(9)

Russian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married55.3%(1,401)

Married29.3%(742)

Widowed5.4%(138)

Divorced10%(254)

Women 15+

Never married51.2%(1,583)

Married23.8%(736)

Widowed9.7%(299)

Divorced15.2%(471)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.3%

−11.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)3.3%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)49.3%(241)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era8.4%(41)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 489 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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