Demographics of Berkeley city, California

Berkeley city, California had 121,911 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,231 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berkeley city, in four figures

121,911
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 120,257 ±59.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −2,231 people.; 33.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,092 ±$5,765
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.

Berkeley city, California's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berkeley city, California'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Berkeley city, California's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berkeley city, California'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	124,142	100.0	100.0
2021	115,433	93.0	100.2
2022	119,217	96.0	100.7
2023	119,717	96.4	101.6
2024	120,665	97.2	102.5
2025	121,911	98.2	103.1

Population of Berkeley city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	124,142	—
2021	115,433	−8,709
2022	119,217	+3,784
2023	119,717	+500
2024	120,665	+948
2025	121,911	+1,246

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.2 ±0.7: for men 33.3 ±0.9 and for women 32.9 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berkeley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,991 ±413	3.3% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,247 ±746	9.4% ±0.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	29,172 ±1,504	24.3% ±1.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	32,594 ±1,373	27.1% ±1.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,153 ±1,090	19.3% ±0.9	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,100 ±987	16.7% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,092 ±$5,765, and income per person $69,534 ±$2,251, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berkeley city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	7,684 ±645	16.3% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,657 ±684	12.0% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,403 ±633	11.5% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,798 ±484	8.1% ±1.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,852 ±523	12.4% ±1.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,283 ±474	9.1% ±1.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14,458 ±599	30.7% ±1.1	20.5% ±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 Berkeley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	18,666 ±1,422	17.3% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,122 ±333	7.6% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	15,178 ±1,187	22.3% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,366 ±381	9.3% ±1.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berkeley city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berkeley city	California	United States
Housing units	53,145 ±1,003	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±0.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.2% ±1.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.8% ±1.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,413,900 ±$43,756	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,133 ±$65	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1944 ±3	1976 ±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 Berkeley city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,343 ±1,142	12.8% ±0.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	59,992 ±1,632	49.9% ±1.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,284 ±1,189	7.7% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	24,473 ±1,376	20.4% ±1.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 178	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	45 to 229	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,276 ±514	1.1% ±0.4	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,652 ±841	8.0% ±0.7	4.4% ±<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 Berkeley city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	57,460 ±1,393	47.8% ±1.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	34,832 ±1,206	29.0% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,576 ±407	2.1% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	25,389 ±1,342	21.1% ±1.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,675 ±1,011	9.7% ±0.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,714 ±1,048	11.4% ±0.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Berkeley city among the places of California

52nd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Berkeley city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Thousand Oaks city	125,205 ±97
Clovis city	124,725 ±114
Vallejo city	124,268 ±96
Concord city	124,035 ±92
Fairfield city	120,785 ±65
Berkeley city	120,257 ±59
Antioch city	116,477 ±144
Richmond city	115,505 ±89
Carlsbad city	114,373 ±104
Murrieta city	112,064 ±62
East Los Angeles CDP	111,647 ±3,509

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Berkeley city, California

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026