With 16,862 people, Berea is a city in South Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 22.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 28% less than in South Carolina as a whole. The typical home is worth $204,700, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 2,190 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,829, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Berea
What changed most since 1990
White share85.5% → 43.1%(−42.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.0% → 32.2%(+30.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate7.9% → 22.9%(+15.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Berea's population equals 3.1% of Greenville County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 6.5% 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)25.3%(179)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(133)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(266)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 708 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
Berea, decade by decade
Berea 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
13,535
$64,982
$144,004
10.2%
32.1
2000
14,158
$59,513
$148,829
8.8%
61.7
2010
14,295
$46,912
$149,468
8.6%
76.7
2020
15,578
$45,071
$150,414
15.2%
83.1
2024
16,862
$49,829
$204,700
21.3%
84.1
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.
