CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Berlin

New Jersey · 5,672 residents · 3.59 sq mi

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Berlin is a city of 5,672 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.4% of residents. Households take in $40,228 a year at the median, 34% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $122,200. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% 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

5,672

−8%vs 2000

vs 6,149 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.59 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(388)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(468)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(308)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(399)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(430)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(853)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(874)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(669)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(595)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(464)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(195)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,228

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,286 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,777

−36%vs 2000

vs $24,675 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.4%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$122,200

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $136,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$494

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $642 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

19.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(5,703)

Black2.1%(131)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(130)

Asian1.7%(103)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(5,574)

Black0.6%(34)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(35)

Asian1%(56)

Other0.1%(8)

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 Rican5.9%(448)

Mexican1.4%(108)

Dominican1.2%(93)

Cuban0.2%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(84)

Korean0.3%(24)

Filipino0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(37)

Ancestry

German19.6%(1,479)

Italian18.3%(1,379)

Irish17.5%(1,316)

English9.5%(714)

Polish8.5%(639)

American4.3%(321)

French2.8%(211)

West Indian2.6%(195)

Subsaharan African2.6%(193)

Jamaican2.4%(184)

Romanian2%(150)

Welsh1.9%(146)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.6%(123)

Hungarian1.2%(88)

Russian0.8%(64)

Dutch0.7%(51)

Greek0.7%(51)

Swedish0.7%(51)

Scottish0.7%(50)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(46)

French Canadian0.3%(20)

Croatian0.2%(15)

Danish0.2%(14)

Lithuanian0.2%(14)

Norwegian0.2%(14)

Nigerian0.1%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.1%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 18.8 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 married41.7%(1,232)

Married48.9%(1,447)

Widowed2.8%(82)

Divorced6.6%(196)

Women 15+

Never married37.7%(1,228)

Married45.7%(1,488)

Widowed8.3%(269)

Divorced8.3%(270)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.8%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.0%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.3%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 84.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.3%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% 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)11.9%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.5%(52)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.9%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 101 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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