About Berlin

Berlin is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 2,380 people and just one neighborhood, Berlin is the 296th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Berlin was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Berlin is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Berlin is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berlin who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.18%), management occupations (7.91%), and sales jobs (7.67%).

Also of interest is that Berlin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Berlin is also a town of artists. Berlin has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Berlin's character.

In addition, Berlin is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Berlin is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Berlin a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Berlin has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Berlin's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Berlin is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Berlin Information and Demographics

The education level of Berlin citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 36.41% of adults in Berlin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Berlin in 2000 was $28,915, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,660 for a family of four.

The people who call Berlin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Berlin is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Berlin include Irish, English, Italian, French, German, French Canadian, Polish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Berlin is English.