Demographics of Berlin borough, New Jersey

Berlin borough, New Jersey had 7,628 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +148 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berlin borough, in four figures

7,628
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,539 ±20.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +148 people.; 39.0 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,855 ±$14,479
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.

Berlin borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berlin borough, New Jersey'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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Berlin borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berlin borough, New Jersey'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	7,480	100.0	100.0
2021	7,510	100.4	100.2
2022	7,520	100.5	100.7
2023	7,573	101.2	101.6
2024	7,604	101.7	102.5
2025	7,628	102.0	103.1

Population of Berlin borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,480	—
2021	7,510	+30
2022	7,520	+10
2023	7,573	+53
2024	7,604	+31
2025	7,628	+24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±3.9: for men 39.1 ±4.2 and for women 38.7 ±5.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berlin borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	73 to 389	1.0% to 5.2%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,435 ±306	19.0% ±4.1	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	885 ±262	11.7% ±3.5	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,643 ±344	21.8% ±4.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,256 ±390	29.9% ±5.2	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,089 ±266	14.4% ±3.5	17.2% ±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 $102,855 ±$14,479, and income per person $46,514 ±$4,773, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berlin borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	97 to 451	3.5% to 16.1%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	138 to 558	5.1% to 19.9%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	382 ±146	13.7% ±5.0	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	378 ±176	13.5% ±6.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	500 ±157	17.9% ±5.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	514 ±178	18.4% ±6.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	397 ±148	14.2% ±5.1	21.6% ±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 Berlin borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	239 to 1,009	3.2% to 13.5%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	67 to 529	4.7% to 31.1%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	106 to 488	2.5% to 11.2%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 68	0% to 4.6%	9.3% ±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 Berlin borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berlin borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,973 ±283	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±2.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.0% to 10.1%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.6% ±4.4	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.4% ±6.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$336,300 ±$16,607	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,439 ±$354	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±5	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 Berlin borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	667 ±251	8.8% ±3.3	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,226 ±660	69.3% ±8.8	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	494 to 1,886	6.6% to 25.0%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	38 to 218	0.5% to 2.9%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 286	0% to 3.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	80 to 342	1.1% to 4.5%	3.5% ±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 Berlin borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	4,542 ±638	60.2% ±8.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,560 ±629	34.0% ±8.3	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	437 ±209	5.8% ±2.8	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	301 ±146	4.0% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28 to 244	0.4% to 3.2%	10.5% ±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%.

Berlin borough among the places of New Jersey

219th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Berlin borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Crestwood Village CDP	7,830 ±654
Fanwood borough	7,799 ±56
Heathcote CDP	7,717 ±1,248
Bloomingdale borough	7,716 ±17
Brigantine city	7,674 ±30
Berlin borough	7,539 ±20
Haddon Heights borough	7,516 ±23
Palmyra borough	7,485 ±47
Washington borough	7,334 ±27
Wharton borough	7,318 ±19
Emerson borough	7,305 ±21

Rankings this appears in

No. 47 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 85 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 88 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 107 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 121 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 126 Places in New Jersey by per capita income

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