CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Berlin

Pennsylvania · 2,048 residents · 0.92 sq mi

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With 2,048 people, Berlin is a city in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 37.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $51,200. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $268 a month at the median. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,048

−7%vs 2000

vs 2,192 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(138)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(141)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(128)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(123)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(308)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(249)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(187)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(208)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.4%(254)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(151)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(40)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,212

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,219 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,329

−27%vs 2000

vs $15,614 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,200

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $340 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(2,179)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(4)

Asian0.3%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(2,048)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(43)

Cuban1.5%(37)

Ancestry

German43.6%(1,081)

English7.8%(193)

Irish6.1%(151)

American3.3%(83)

Polish3.3%(82)

Scottish1.4%(34)

Dutch1.2%(30)

Austrian1.2%(29)

Italian1%(26)

Scotch-Irish1%(26)

Hungarian0.8%(19)

Slovak0.6%(15)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

French0.5%(12)

Swiss0.5%(12)

Croatian0.4%(10)

Welsh0.4%(9)

Czech0.3%(7)

West Indian0.3%(7)

Jamaican0.3%(7)

Norwegian0.2%(6)

Danish0.2%(5)

Lithuanian0.2%(5)

Swedish0.2%(5)

Russian0.2%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.2%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+69%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 married22.4%(211)

Married63.2%(595)

Widowed8.9%(84)

Divorced5.4%(51)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(188)

Married55.3%(581)

Widowed13.3%(140)

Divorced13.4%(141)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% 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)3.7%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.8%(39)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War23.8%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 164 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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