Berea is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 9,553 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Berea is the 50th largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Berea is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Berea is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berea who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.19%), sales jobs (9.45%), and teaching (9.10%).

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Berea, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Berea provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

One of the benefits of Berea is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.75 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Berea Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Berea is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 23.38% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Berea in 2000 was $15,025, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,100 for a family of four.

The people who call Berea home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Berea is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Berea include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Berea is English. Some people also speak Spanish.