Demographics of Berlin city, Wisconsin

Berlin city, Wisconsin had 5,588 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10 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 city, in four figures

5,588
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,562 ±31.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +10 people.; 40.1 ±5.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,472 ±$6,853
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 city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berlin city, Wisconsin'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 city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berlin city, Wisconsin'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	5,578	100.0	100.0
2021	5,628	100.9	100.2
2022	5,615	100.7	100.7
2023	5,653	101.3	101.6
2024	5,604	100.5	102.5
2025	5,588	100.2	103.1

Population of Berlin city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,578	—
2021	5,628	+50
2022	5,615	−13
2023	5,653	+38
2024	5,604	−49
2025	5,588	−16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±5.5: for men 37.5 ±5.6 and for women 42.6 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berlin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	301 ±82	5.4% ±1.5	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,013 ±169	18.2% ±3.0	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	379 ±132	6.8% ±2.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,364 ±171	24.5% ±3.1	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,446 ±212	26.0% ±3.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,059 ±155	19.0% ±2.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,472 ±$6,853, and income per person $31,907 ±$3,720, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berlin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	474 ±145	19.1% ±5.7	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	556 ±152	22.4% ±6.0	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	536 ±156	21.6% ±6.2	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	371 ±101	15.0% ±4.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	363 ±102	14.7% ±4.0	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	58 to 172	4.6% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12 to 112	0.5% to 4.5%	9.2% ±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 Berlin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	876 ±267	16.0% ±4.9	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	245 ±115	19.3% ±8.5	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	458 ±136	17.0% ±4.8	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	173 ±65	11.4% ±4.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berlin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berlin city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	2,742 ±125	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.3% ±3.4	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.7% ±4.0	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.8% ±4.9	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.2% ±5.7	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,300 ±$15,404	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$832 ±$86	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±5	1975 ±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 Berlin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	616 ±110	11.1% ±2.0	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,616 ±139	83.0% ±2.5	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.8%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 257	0.1% to 4.6%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 58	0.2% to 1.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.7%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	131 ±64	2.4% ±1.2	3.7% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	4,393 ±216	79.0% ±3.9	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,024 ±202	18.4% ±3.6	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 74	0.1% to 1.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	41 to 171	0.7% to 3.1%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 75	0.2% to 1.3%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12 to 116	0.2% to 2.1%	2.7% ±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 city among the places of Wisconsin

146th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Berlin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Edgerton city	6,014 ±70
Evansville city	5,782 ±29
Milton city	5,706 ±34
Waterford village	5,692 ±35
Rothschild village	5,600 ±21
Berlin city	5,562 ±31
Prairie du Chien city	5,491 ±27
Columbus city	5,488 ±15
North Fond du Lac village	5,392 ±15
Lake Wisconsin CDP	5,384 ±429
West Salem village	5,330 ±18

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 9 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 71 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate
No. 98 Places in Wisconsin by median household income
No. 107 Places in Wisconsin by median rent

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