Berlin is home to 9,383 people in New Hampshire. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the New Hampshire median by roughly 54%. At a median age of 44.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $131,000. 4% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,180, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, 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)$162,725 → $131,000(−19%)US over the same years: +67%
Population11,820 → 9,383(−21%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.1% → 14.1%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Coos County
Berlin's population equals 30% of Coos County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 21% 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)30.3%(240)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(116)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(215)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 791 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
11,820
$60,098
$162,725
7.1%
2.9
2000
10,331
$54,007
$104,745
6.7%
5.4
2010
10,051
$55,989
$147,597
10.3%
11.0
2020
9,425
$47,380
$103,145
12.8%
30.1
2024
9,383
$45,180
$131,000
14.1%
36.2
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.
