Demographics of Berlin town, Connecticut

Berlin town, Connecticut had 20,698 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +554 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 town, in four figures

20,698
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,361 ±54.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +554 people.; 48.7 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,598 ±$10,679
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Berlin town, Connecticut'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

Berlin town, Connecticut's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berlin town, Connecticut'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	20,144	100.0	100.0
2021	20,189	100.2	100.2
2022	20,242	100.5	100.7
2023	20,525	101.9	101.6
2024	20,588	102.2	102.5
2025	20,698	102.8	103.1

Population of Berlin town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,144	—
2021	20,189	+45
2022	20,242	+53
2023	20,525	+283
2024	20,588	+63
2025	20,698	+110

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.7 ±3.0: for men 46.9 ±5.1 and for women 49.4 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berlin town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	776 ±222	3.8% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,173 ±510	15.6% ±2.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,661 ±377	8.2% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,974 ±439	19.5% ±2.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,999 ±612	29.5% ±3.0	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,778 ±621	23.5% ±3.1	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,598 ±$10,679, and income per person $56,362 ±$3,878, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berlin town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	334 ±140	4.0% ±1.7	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,349 ±426	16.1% ±5.0	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	933 ±214	11.1% ±2.5	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,013 ±250	12.1% ±2.9	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,877 ±329	22.4% ±3.8	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,193 ±345	14.2% ±4.1	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,689 ±296	20.1% ±3.4	19.2% ±0.3	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 Berlin town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	683 ±249	3.4% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	18 to 180	0.5% to 4.5%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	199 to 595	2.0% to 5.9%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	187 ±84	3.0% ±1.3	8.9% ±0.3	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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berlin town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	8,629 ±430	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±6.6	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 5.0%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.6% ±2.8	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.4% ±4.2	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$374,600 ±$13,121	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,402 ±$88	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±4	1967 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,464 ±552	7.2% ±2.7	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,147 ±694	84.2% ±3.4	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	95 to 365	0.5% to 1.8%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	677 ±292	3.3% ±1.4	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 299	0% to 1.5%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	697 ±282	3.4% ±1.4	4.3% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	14,892 ±554	73.1% ±2.7	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,900 ±459	14.2% ±2.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	140 to 518	0.7% to 2.5%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,240 ±458	11.0% ±2.2	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,834 ±385	9.0% ±1.9	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	157 to 655	0.8% to 3.2%	7.1% ±0.2	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 town among the places and towns of Connecticut

58th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Berlin town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Darien town	21,936 ±31
Bloomfield town	21,754 ±40
Rocky Hill town	20,880 ±34
New Canaan town	20,870 ±30
Bethel town	20,796 ±33
Berlin town	20,361 ±54
Southbury town	20,071 ±23
Waterford town	19,673 ±38
Ansonia city	19,033 ±61
Monroe town	18,949 ±24
Avon town	18,946 ±30

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