Berkeley, California demographics

Berkeley, CA demographics: median age 33.2; 74.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Berkeley city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0606000. The survey estimates a population of 120,257 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Berkeley is 33.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 47,135 households (±1,021). 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 ±0.7	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 120,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	15,238 ±853	12.7% ±0.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	48,041 ±1,870	39.9% ±1.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	36,878 ±1,356	30.7% ±1.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	20,100 ±987	16.7% ±0.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 120,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	57,807 ±1,129	48.1% ±0.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	62,450 ±1,131	51.9% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	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: 120,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	62,744 ±1,686	52.2% ±1.4 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,559 ±1,185	7.9% ±1.0 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	782 ±360	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	24,593 ±1,384	20.5% ±1.2 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	256 ±156 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,902 ±1,058	5.7% ±0.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	15,421 ±1,071	12.8% ±0.9 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 120,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	104,914 ±1,150	87.2% ±1.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15,343 ±1,142	12.8% ±0.9 pp	40.2%	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: 47,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	16,508 ±619	35.0% ±1.1 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,319 ±188	2.8% ±0.4 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,065 ±468	6.5% ±1.0 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	16,715 ±1,023	35.5% ±2.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	9,528 ±509	20.2% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 47,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,895 ±491	18.9% ±1.0 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	38,240 ±1,123	81.1% ±1.6 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 47,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	16,715 ±1,023	35.5% ±2.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	16,506 ±751	35.0% ±1.4 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	6,533 ±576	13.9% ±1.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,272 ±505	11.2% ±1.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,511 ±324	3.2% ±0.7 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	261 ±105	0.6% ±0.2 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	337 ±140	0.7% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	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: 120,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	94,868 ±1,348	78.9% ±1.1 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	25,389 ±1,342	21.1% ±1.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 116,266
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	80,580 ±1,531	69.3% ±1.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	10,385 ±1,281	8.9% ±1.1 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,883 ±355	1.6% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,115 ±232	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	882 ±312	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6,092 ±752	5.2% ±0.6 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	1,205 ±295	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	7,849 ±815	6.8% ±0.7 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	983 ±305	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	521 ±189	0.4% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,688 ±415	2.3% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	834 ±260	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,249 ±349	1.1% ±0.3 pp	0.6%	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: 75,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,170 ±483	4.2% ±0.6 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,954 ±637	6.5% ±0.8 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,729 ±683	10.2% ±0.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,200 ±433	4.2% ±0.6 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	24,905 ±970	32.8% ±1.2 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31,889 ±1,269	42.0% ±1.5 pp	14.4%	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: 119,477
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	89,384 ±1,390	74.8% ±1.2 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	10,802 ±819	9.0% ±0.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	11,374 ±926	9.5% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,986 ±589	3.3% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3,931 ±742	3.3% ±0.6 pp	0.7%	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

2.8% of Berkeley residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 94.3% 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	Berkeley	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.8% ±0.5 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.3% ±0.7 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.1% ±0.3 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Berkeley . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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