Berkeley, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,123
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
28
1.41% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
35.1%
3.12% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$44,265
8.88% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$82,300
2.88% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,362
6.3% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Berkeley, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.2% of the residents in Berkeley, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Berkeley, MO are Vatterott College-Berkeley (230 degrees awarded in 2018).

In 2024, the median property value in Berkeley, MO was $82,300, and the homeownership rate was 52.8%.

Most people in Berkeley, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Berkeley, MO was 1 car per household.

United StatesMissouriSt. Louis County, MOSt. Louis, MO-ILSt. Louis County (Inner Ring North) PUMA, MO

Population & Diversity

Berkeley, MO is home to a population of 8.12k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.15% of Berkeley, MO residents were born outside of the country (581 people).

In 2024, there were 9.53 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.42k people) in Berkeley, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 673 White (Non-Hispanic) and 522 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%
2024 Citizenship
94.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.2% of Berkeley, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Berkeley, MO was 94.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Berkeley, MO
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    6.42k ± 645
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    673 ± 282
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    522 ± 461
7.55%
Hispanic Population
613 people

In 2024, there were 9.53 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.42k people) in Berkeley, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 673 White (Non-Hispanic) and 522 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.55% of the people in Berkeley, MO are hispanic (613 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Berkeley, MO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. China
    17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.15%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
581 people
6.88%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
561 people

As of 2024, 7.15% of Berkeley, MO residents (581 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Berkeley, MO was 6.88%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    225 ± 190
  2. Vietnam
    41 ± 42
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    16 ± 32

Berkeley, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 5.49 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Berkeley, MO.

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Economy

The economy of Berkeley, MO employs 3.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Berkeley, MO were Retail Trade (580 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (505 people), and Public Administration (385 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,748), Public Administration ($54,381), and Transportation & Warehousing ($53,450).

Employment

Occupations

3.36k
2024 Value
± 595
−6.3%
1 Year decline
± 26.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Berkeley, MO declined at a rate of −6.3%, from 3.59k employees to 3.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Berkeley, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (651 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (375 people), and Material Moving Occupations (343 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Berkeley, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.36k
2024 Value
± 595
−6.3%
1 Year decline
± 26.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Berkeley, MO declined at a rate of −6.3%, from 3.59k employees to 3.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Berkeley, MO, are Retail Trade (580 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (505 people), and Public Administration (385 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Berkeley, MO, though some of these residents may live in Berkeley, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,519
Median earning men ± $16,842
$31,118
Median earning women ± $2,877

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($103,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,347), and Retail Trade ($61,522).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,677), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,500), and Manufacturing ($33,819).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Berkeley, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.
Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2018, universities in Berkeley, MO awarded 230 degrees. The student population of Berkeley, MO in 2017 is skewed towards men, with 348 male students and 197 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Berkeley, MO are Black or African American (183 and 79.6%), White (39 and 17%), Two or More Races (3 and 1.3%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (2 and 0.87%).

The largest universities in Berkeley, MO by number of degrees awarded are Vatterott College-Berkeley (230 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Berkeley, MO are Welding Technology (40 and 17.4%), Automobile Mechanics Technology (34 and 14.8%), and Other Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection (30 and 13%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 545 students enrolled in Berkeley, MO, 63.9% men and 36.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 462 records, of which 37.9% were women and 62.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection
    30 degrees awarded
  2. Automobile Mechanics Technology
    30 degrees awarded
  3. Radiographer
    23 degrees awarded

In 2018, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Berkeley, MO was Other Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection with 30 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Berkeley, MO according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Vatterott College-Berkeley
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
230 degrees awarded

In 2018, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Vatterott College-Berkeley with 230 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2018, 161 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Berkeley, MO, which is 2.33 times more than the 69 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2018, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 183 degrees mean that there were 4.69 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 39 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($11,668) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2018.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($851) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2018.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,645) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Berkeley, MO was $82,300 in 2024, which is 0.247 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $80,000 to $82,300, a 2.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Berkeley, MO is 52.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Berkeley, MO have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Berkeley, MO is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$82,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,421
$1,537
Median Property Taxes
±$346

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Berkeley, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Berkeley, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.8%
Homeownership
2024
73.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.8% of the housing units in Berkeley, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Berkeley, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,265
Median Household Income
± $10,106
2.91k
Number of Households
± 512

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.91k households in Berkeley, MO grew to $44,265 from the previous year's value of $40,654.

The following chart displays the households in Berkeley, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Berkeley, MO is from Missouri.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (55.3%)
  2. Carpooled (21%)
  3. Worked At Home (20.1%)

In 2024, 55.3% of workers in Berkeley, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21%) and those who worked at home (20.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Berkeley, MO have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.09% of the workforce in Berkeley, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Berkeley, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Berkeley, MO have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Berkeley, MO (2.76k out of 7.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Berkeley, MO is Black, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.8% of the population of Berkeley, MO has health coverage, with 38.8% on employee plans, 28.1% on Medicaid, 8.88% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.5% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 31.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

12.2%
Uninsured
38.8%
Employer Coverage
28.1%
Medicaid
8.88%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
1.44%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Berkeley, MO declined by 6.56% from 13% to 12.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Berkeley, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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