Demographics of Berkeley city, Missouri

Berkeley city, Missouri had 8,026 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −196 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

8,026
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,123 ±29.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −196 people.; 28.0 ±4.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,265 ±$10,106
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, Missouri's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berkeley city, Missouri'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, Missouri's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berkeley city, Missouri'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	8,222	100.0	100.0
2021	8,160	99.2	100.2
2022	8,082	98.3	100.7
2023	8,062	98.1	101.6
2024	8,053	97.9	102.5
2025	8,026	97.6	103.1

Population of Berkeley city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,222	—
2021	8,160	−62
2022	8,082	−78
2023	8,062	−20
2024	8,053	−9
2025	8,026	−27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.0 ±4.8: for men 23.8 ±4.3 and for women 36.7 ±4.9. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	862 ±306	10.6% ±3.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,824 ±502	22.5% ±6.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	875 ±340	10.8% ±4.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,805 ±422	22.2% ±5.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,754 ±347	21.6% ±4.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,003 ±240	12.3% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,265 ±$10,106, and income per person $21,141 ±$3,987, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	786 ±269	27.0% ±8.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	767 ±240	26.3% ±7.7	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	477 ±172	16.4% ±5.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	172 to 600	6.1% to 20.5%	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	162 to 600	5.7% to 20.4%	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9 to 197	0.3% to 6.7%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 28	0% to 1.0%	8.7% ±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 Berkeley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,763 ±926	35.1% ±11.8	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,266 ±440	49.6% ±12.4	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,295 ±445	31.9% ±9.2	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	96 to 308	16.0% ±7.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berkeley city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berkeley city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,401 ±325	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.6% ±5.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.4% ±4.1	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.8% ±8.7	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.2% ±6.6	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,300 ±$8,421	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,074 ±$80	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	1978 ±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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	129 to 1,097	1.6% to 13.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	673 ±282	8.3% ±3.5	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,416 ±645	79.0% ±7.9	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8 to 786	0.1% to 9.7%	4.8% ±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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	5,986 ±487	73.7% ±6.0	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,485 ±382	18.3% ±4.7	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 128	0.2% to 1.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	222 to 940	2.7% to 11.6%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 197	0.3% to 2.4%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	123 to 821	1.5% to 10.1%	2.2% ±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%.

Berkeley city among the places of Missouri

107th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Berkeley city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Parkville city	8,366 ±38
Carl Junction city	8,339 ±40
Murphy CDP	8,285 ±886
Maplewood city	8,156 ±26
Brentwood city	8,144 ±22
Berkeley city	8,123 ±29
Nevada city	7,925 ±488
Dexter city	7,891 ±23
Marshfield city	7,696 ±31
Boonville city	7,689 ±34
Pacific city	7,475 ±122

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