Berlin, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

103

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

61.6

7.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

13% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,250

2.93% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$90,000

Housing & Living

The median property value in Berlin, IL was $90,000 in 2022, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $67,100 to $90,000, a 34.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Berlin, IL is 96.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Berlin, IL have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Berlin, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$90,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$64,414

$55

Median Property Taxes

±$39

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 Berlin, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

96.5%

Homeownership

2024

85%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.5% of the housing units in Berlin, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.6%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,250

Median Household Income

± $35,410

Number of Households

± 44

In 2024, the median household income of the 57 households in Berlin, IL declined from $66,250 from the previous year's value of $68,250.

The following chart displays the households in Berlin, IL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Berlin, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.7%)
Carpooled (4.65%)
Other (4.65%)

In 2024, 83.7% of workers in Berlin, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.65%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.65%).

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.

Commute Time

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Berlin, IL have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Berlin, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Berlin, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Berlin, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Berlin, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Berlin, IL (12 out of 103 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Berlin, IL is White, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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