Demographics of Berkley town, Massachusetts

Berkley town, Massachusetts had 6,950 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +189 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berkley town, in four figures

6,950
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,829 ±18.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +189 people.; 43.4 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $144,205 ±$48,924
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Berkley town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berkley town, Massachusetts'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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Berkley town, Massachusetts's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berkley town, Massachusetts'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	6,761	100.0	100.0
2021	6,801	100.6	100.2
2022	6,806	100.7	100.7
2023	6,860	101.5	101.6
2024	6,909	102.2	102.5
2025	6,950	102.8	103.1

Population of Berkley town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,761	—
2021	6,801	+40
2022	6,806	+5
2023	6,860	+54
2024	6,909	+49
2025	6,950	+41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±4.1: for men 40.9 ±5.4 and for women 45.7 ±6.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berkley town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	130 to 510	1.9% to 7.5%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,126 ±316	16.5% ±4.6	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	530 ±220	7.8% ±3.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,564 ±321	22.9% ±4.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,252 ±402	33.0% ±5.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,037 ±217	15.2% ±3.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $144,205 ±$48,924, and income per person $55,221 ±$7,613, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berkley town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	0 to 105	0% to 4.5%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	56 to 222	2.5% to 9.6%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	145 to 479	6.4% to 20.7%	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	333 ±156	14.4% ±6.7	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	338 ±154	14.7% ±6.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	328 ±109	14.2% ±4.6	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	805 ±159	34.9% ±6.3	22.3% ±0.2	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 Berkley town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	0 to 302	0% to 4.4%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 100	0% to 6.9%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 178	0% to 4.9%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 36	0% to 2.0%	10.4% ±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 Berkley town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berkley town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	2,389 ±190	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±2.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 7.2%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	96.7% ±3.9	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	0.5% to 6.0%	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$511,200 ±$44,960	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	Not computed by the Bureau	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±4	1964 ±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 Berkley town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22 to 430	0.3% to 6.3%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,044 ±407	88.5% ±6.0	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	34 to 592	0.5% to 8.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 91	0% to 1.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	63 to 341	0.9% to 5.0%	5.1% ±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 Berkley town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	5,212 ±349	76.3% ±5.1	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,161 ±334	17.0% ±4.9	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 319	0.2% to 4.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	288 ±133	4.2% ±1.9	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	127 to 383	1.9% to 5.6%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 72	0% to 1.1%	8.3% ±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%.

Berkley town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

235th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Berkley town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Shirley town	6,976 ±15
Lincoln town	6,948 ±19
Harvard town	6,927 ±38
Medfield CDP	6,849 ±842
Pinehurst CDP	6,845 ±604
Berkley town	6,829 ±18
Groveland town	6,777 ±17
Newbury town	6,777 ±23
Merrimac town	6,748 ±17
Chatham town	6,681 ±19
Mattapoisett town	6,634 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by homeownership rate
No. 8 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 31 Places in Massachusetts by median age
No. 82 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income
No. 136 Places in Massachusetts 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