Demographics of Berea city, Kentucky

Berea city, Kentucky had 16,662 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,070 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berea city, in four figures

16,662
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,786 ±59.; +6.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,070 people.; 33.2 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,495 ±$5,110
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Berea city, Kentucky's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berea city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Berea city, Kentucky's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berea city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,592	100.0	100.0
2021	15,294	98.1	100.2
2022	15,477	99.3	100.7
2023	16,005	102.6	101.6
2024	16,418	105.3	102.5
2025	16,662	106.9	103.1

Population of Berea city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,592	—
2021	15,294	−298
2022	15,477	+183
2023	16,005	+528
2024	16,418	+413
2025	16,662	+244

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.2 ±2.0: for men 34.0 ±2.6 and for women 32.2 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,049 ±200	6.6% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,395 ±341	15.2% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,630 ±330	16.7% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,076 ±409	25.8% ±2.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,566 ±448	22.6% ±2.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,070 ±292	13.1% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,495 ±$5,110, and income per person $25,877 ±$2,255, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berea city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,219 ±277	22.1% ±4.9	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,044 ±216	18.9% ±3.8	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,332 ±248	24.1% ±4.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	691 ±145	12.5% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	791 ±166	14.3% ±2.9	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	272 ±122	4.9% ±2.2	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	84 to 256	1.5% to 4.6%	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Berea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,551 ±467	17.9% ±3.3	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	733 ±216	21.9% ±5.9	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,491 ±331	18.7% ±4.0	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	327 ±126	11.0% ±4.0	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berea city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berea city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	6,159 ±297	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.6% ±6.0	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.4% ±3.2	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.7% ±3.8	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.3% ±4.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,900 ±$14,677	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$835 ±$39	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±3	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Berea city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	820 ±328	5.2% ±2.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,833 ±424	87.6% ±2.7	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	478 ±165	3.0% ±1.0	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	47 to 171	0.3% to 1.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	500 ±145	3.2% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Berea city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	11,116 ±510	70.4% ±3.2	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,177 ±487	26.5% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	52 to 222	0.3% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	356 ±131	2.3% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	82 to 260	0.5% to 1.6%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	185 ±91	1.2% ±0.6	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Berea city among the places of Kentucky

28th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Berea city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Burlington CDP	18,008 ±1,708
Shelbyville city	17,668 ±42
St. Matthews city	17,577 ±39
Danville city	17,327 ±34
Fort Thomas city	17,169 ±60
Berea city	15,786 ±59
Shively city	15,638 ±48
Glasgow city	15,197 ±36
Shepherdsville city	14,533 ±37
Newport city	13,967 ±55
Bardstown city	13,804 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in Kentucky by poverty rate
No. 15 Places in Kentucky by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 26 Places in Kentucky by foreign-born share
No. 29 Places in Kentucky by homeownership rate
No. 29 Places in Kentucky by median household income
No. 32 Places in Kentucky by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026