Demographics of Berea city, Ohio

Berea city, Ohio had 17,920 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −583 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

17,920
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,218 ±36.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −583 people.; 37.0 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,926 ±$9,786
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, Ohio's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berea city, Ohio'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, Ohio's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berea city, Ohio'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	18,503	100.0	100.0
2021	18,379	99.3	100.2
2022	18,192	98.3	100.7
2023	17,917	96.8	101.6
2024	17,914	96.8	102.5
2025	17,920	96.8	103.1

Population of Berea city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,503	—
2021	18,379	−124
2022	18,192	−187
2023	17,917	−275
2024	17,914	−3
2025	17,920	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.0 ±2.1: for men 35.7 ±2.8 and for women 37.9 ±2.6. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	694 ±175	3.8% ±1.0	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,782 ±432	15.3% ±2.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,955 ±377	16.2% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,417 ±443	24.2% ±2.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,120 ±396	22.6% ±2.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,250 ±357	17.8% ±2.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,926 ±$9,786, and income per person $38,652 ±$2,803, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	814 ±189	11.3% ±2.6	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,457 ±279	20.2% ±3.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,346 ±286	18.6% ±3.9	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,029 ±205	14.2% ±2.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,323 ±205	18.3% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	747 ±172	10.3% ±2.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	514 ±126	7.1% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,309 ±369	8.1% ±2.3	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	228 ±104	6.9% ±3.0	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	784 ±300	9.2% ±3.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	297 ±113	6.8% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berea city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berea city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	7,489 ±303	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±5.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 5.5%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.9% ±3.0	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.1% ±3.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,100 ±$8,382	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,062 ±$83	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	727 ±188	4.0% ±1.0	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,476 ±694	79.5% ±3.8	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,453 ±423	8.0% ±2.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	234 ±95	1.3% ±0.5	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	22 to 140	0.1% to 0.8%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 222	0% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,140 ±424	6.3% ±2.3	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	13,801 ±421	75.8% ±2.3	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,861 ±434	21.2% ±2.4	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 159	0.1% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	468 ±126	2.6% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	271 ±109	1.5% ±0.6	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	197 ±80	1.1% ±0.4	2.5% ±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 Ohio

102nd of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Berea city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ashland city	18,911 ±33
Tallmadge city	18,335 ±205
Niles city	18,287 ±473
Brook Park city	18,284 ±22
Pataskala city	18,223 ±42
Berea city	18,218 ±36
Steubenville city	18,124 ±25
Ashtabula city	17,856 ±39
Tiffin city	17,818 ±31
Portsmouth city	17,728 ±48
North Canton city	17,727 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 40 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 63 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 68 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 76 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 88 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 96 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share

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