CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Berlin

New Hampshire · 11,820 residents · 61.3 sq mi

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With 11,820 people, Berlin is a city in New Hampshire. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the New Hampshire median by roughly 31%. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $67,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 55%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,820

+14%vs 2000

vs 10,331 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

61.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(704)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(811)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(686)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(717)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(728)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,863)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,515)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(1,025)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(1,410)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(1,281)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(796)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(284)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,040

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,647 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,172

−23%vs 2000

vs $15,780 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,800

+55%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$328

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $382 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.3% in 2000

39.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(10,105)

Black0.2%(19)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(68)

Asian0.4%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(11,708)

Black0.2%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(77)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.7%(80)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.5%(49)

Mexican0.5%(44)

South American0.3%(24)

Ecuadorian0.2%(16)

Venezuelan0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(6)

Japanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(29)

Ancestry

French21.9%(2,051)

Irish15.3%(1,437)

French Canadian14.1%(1,319)

English9.8%(922)

German5.8%(543)

American5.1%(483)

Italian3.5%(325)

Canadian2.2%(205)

Scottish1.2%(117)

Portuguese1.2%(114)

Norwegian1.2%(113)

Polish1.2%(108)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(97)

Swedish0.4%(42)

Subsaharan African0.3%(32)

West Indian0.3%(32)

Jamaican0.3%(32)

Danish0.3%(24)

Finnish0.2%(23)

Greek0.2%(20)

British0.2%(17)

Arab0.2%(15)

Egyptian0.2%(15)

Syrian0.2%(15)

Ukrainian0.2%(15)

Dutch0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Welsh0%(3)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.5%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.4 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married42%(2,026)

Married39%(1,880)

Widowed2.9%(142)

Divorced16%(772)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(576)

Married49.5%(1,591)

Widowed16.2%(519)

Divorced16.4%(526)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.9%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.2%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% 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)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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