Housing density: 4,894 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,328,867.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,876 (lower quartile is $1,306, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,578
Median gross rent in Berkeley, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Berkeley with a mortgage: 13,603 (2,148 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 2,033 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 451
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $236,239
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $147,135
10,657 married couples with children.
3,144 single-parent households (456 men, 2,688 women).
70.5% of residents of Berkeley speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
8.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
11.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 24,794 (20.8%)
(44.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.5% Number of people working at home: 21,643 (36.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 745
5 to 9 minutes: 2,583
10 to 14 minutes: 5,179
15 to 19 minutes: 7,580
20 to 24 minutes: 4,511
25 to 29 minutes: 2,086
30 to 34 minutes: 4,444
35 to 39 minutes: 1,210
40 to 44 minutes: 1,612
45 to 59 minutes: 3,485
60 to 89 minutes: 3,125
90 or more minutes: 1,310
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 33,775 (43.9%)
Carpooled: 5,240 (6.8%)
Bus: 3,122 (4.1%)
Subway or elevated rail: 2,219 (2.9%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 248 (0.3%)
Taxi: 727 (0.9%)
Bicycle: 3,467 (4.5%)
Walked: 6,537 (8.5%)
Worked at home: 21,643 (28.1%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.5%Males
1.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
6.5%Males
2.1%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
5.5%Males
1.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
4.8%Males
7.5%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
2.7%Males
13.0%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
6.9%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
8.5%Males
12.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Berkeley, California
12,6152010 or later
5,2912000 to 2009
3,2441990 to 1999
6,4371980 to 1989
2,5171970 to 1979
2,866Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
English: 3,054 (5.3%)
Irish: 2,075 (3.6%)
European: 2,055 (3.5%)
German: 1,871 (3.2%)
American: 1,196 (2.1%)
Italian: 1,128 (1.9%)
Iranian: 1,099 (1.9%)
Eastern European: 905 (1.6%)
French: 890 (1.5%)
Polish: 769 (1.3%)
Russian: 634 (1.1%)
British: 506 (0.9%)
Northern European: 482 (0.8%)
Norwegian: 356 (0.6%)
African: 338 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 320 (0.6%)
Lithuanian: 274 (0.5%)
Armenian: 251 (0.4%)
Swedish: 248 (0.4%)
Scottish: 248 (0.4%)
French Canadian: 243 (0.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 238 (0.4%)
Swiss: 234 (0.4%)
Dutch: 232 (0.4%)
Hungarian: 200 (0.3%)
Lebanese: 196 (0.3%)
Turkish: 194 (0.3%)
Greek: 173 (0.3%)
Belgian: 134 (0.2%)
Brazilian: 117 (0.2%)
Israeli: 95 (0.2%)
Danish: 91 (0.2%)
Scandinavian: 88 (0.2%)
Welsh: 85 (0.1%)
Ethiopian: 84 (0.1%)
Belizean: 84 (0.1%)
Canadian: 81 (0.1%)
Romanian: 71 (0.1%)
Haitian: 71 (0.1%)
Arab: 65 (0.1%)
Croatian: 64 (0.1%)
Finnish: 63 (0.1%)
Australian: 60 (0.1%)
Austrian: 57 (0.10%)
Nigerian: 53 (0.09%)
South African: 53 (0.09%)
Afghan: 45 (0.08%)
Moroccan: 43 (0.07%)
British West Indian: 41 (0.07%)
Egyptian: 40 (0.07%)
Portuguese: 40 (0.07%)
Palestinian: 34 (0.06%)
Ghanaian: 33 (0.06%)
New Zealander: 32 (0.06%)
Kenyan: 31 (0.05%)
Latvian: 30 (0.05%)
Ugandan: 30 (0.05%)
Jamaican: 26 (0.04%)
Basque: 23 (0.04%)
Liberian: 21 (0.04%)
Slovak: 17 (0.03%)
Senegalese: 17 (0.03%)
Iraqi: 15 (0.03%)
Sierra Leonean: 14 (0.02%)
Assyrian: 14 (0.02%)
Icelander: 13 (0.02%)
Czech: 13 (0.02%)
Yugoslavian: 13 (0.02%)
Bulgarian: 11 (0.02%)
Slavic: 8 (0.01%)
Luxembourger: 8 (0.01%)
Guyanese: 6 (0.01%)
Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.01%)
Serbian: 5 (0.01%)
Slovene: 5 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Berkeley:
16.6% (4,368)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
India
Berkeley:
9.5% (2,507)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Mexico
Berkeley:
7.9% (2,093)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Korea
Berkeley:
6.2% (1,638)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
France
Berkeley:
4.0% (1,066)
California:
0.4% (40,224)
Canada
Berkeley:
3.4% (906)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
Iran
Berkeley:
3.1% (826)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Japan
Berkeley:
2.4% (639)
California:
1.0% (103,575)
Taiwan
Berkeley:
2.3% (616)
California:
1.7% (176,274)
Russia
Berkeley:
2.3% (612)
California:
0.7% (71,932)
Germany
Berkeley:
2.2% (579)
California:
0.7% (73,304)
Nepal
Berkeley:
1.9% (501)
California:
0.2% (16,541)
Philippines
Berkeley:
1.9% (492)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Israel
Berkeley:
1.9% (491)
California:
0.3% (33,029)
Hong Kong
Berkeley:
1.8% (482)
California:
1.0% (105,215)
England
Berkeley:
1.6% (422)
California:
0.6% (57,953)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Berkeley:
1.6% (420)
California:
0.6% (60,582)
El Salvador
Berkeley:
1.6% (419)
California:
4.2% (440,287)
Brazil
Berkeley:
1.5% (408)
California:
0.5% (53,222)
Spain
Berkeley:
1.5% (402)
California:
0.2% (16,586)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 55,663
Other state: 35,559
Northeast: 12,383
Midwest: 9,802
South: 8,096
West: 5,278
72.3% of Berkeley residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.9% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 71.6% lived in California.
Berkeley:
72.3%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 429
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 75
9th grade: 171
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 109
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,305
Less than 1 year of college: 790
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,089
Associate degree: 1,460
Bachelor's degree: 11,141
Master's degree: 7,598
Professional school degree: 2,871
Doctorate degree: 4,976
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 579
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 42
9th grade: 47
10th grade: 244
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 246
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,557
Less than 1 year of college: 660
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,673
Associate degree: 2,158
Bachelor's degree: 14,894
Master's degree: 9,305
Professional school degree: 3,209
Doctorate degree: 3,274
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 20,866
One, attached: 1,684
Two: 4,305
3 or 4: 5,302
5 to 9: 5,990
10 to 19: 3,440
20 to 49: 4,900
50 or more: 4,646
Mobile homes: 50
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.5%
House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago