Berea, Kentucky demographics

Berea, KY demographics: median age 33.2; 27.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Berea city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2105842. The survey estimates a population of 15,786 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Berea is 33.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 5,519 households (±255). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.2 ±2.0	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	3,444 ±395	21.8% ±2.5 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	4,833 ±449	30.6% ±2.8 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,439 ±524	34.5% ±3.3 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	2,070 ±292	13.1% ±1.8 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	7,419 ±374	47.0% ±2.4 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	8,367 ±387	53.0% ±2.4 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	14,249 ±294	90.3% ±1.8 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	497 ±168	3.1% ±1.1 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	109 ±62 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	15 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	137 ±103 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	764 ±209	4.8% ±1.3 pp	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,966 ±328	94.8% ±2.0 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	820 ±328	5.2% ±2.1 pp	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,448 ±218	44.4% ±3.4 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	412 ±133	7.5% ±2.4 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	844 ±240	15.3% ±4.3 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,274 ±224	23.1% ±3.9 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	541 ±191	9.8% ±3.4 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,625 ±182	29.4% ±3.0 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,894 ±340	70.6% ±5.2 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,274 ±224	23.1% ±3.9 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,206 ±354	40.0% ±6.1 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	844 ±172	15.3% ±3.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	828 ±198	15.0% ±3.5 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	226 ±81	4.1% ±1.5 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	78 ±48 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	63 ±53 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	15,430 ±134	97.7% ±0.8 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	356 ±131	2.3% ±0.8 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,737
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	14,130 ±276	95.9% ±1.3 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	448 ±185	3.0% ±1.3 pp	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	18 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	35 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	23 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	17 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	5 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	29 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,712
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,405 ±355	14.5% ±3.6 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,769 ±364	28.5% ±3.6 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,131 ±371	21.9% ±3.7 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	761 ±193	7.8% ±2.0 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,386 ±225	14.3% ±2.2 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,260 ±315	13.0% ±3.2 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 15,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	12,989 ±452	83.7% ±2.9 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,180 ±358	7.6% ±2.3 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	865 ±218	5.6% ±1.4 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	474 ±179	3.1% ±1.2 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.2% of Berea residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 90.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berea	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.2% ±1.4 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.4% ±3.4 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.0% ±1.5 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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