Berkeley Springs is a somewhat small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 10,924 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Berkeley Springs is the 16th largest community in West Virginia.

Berkeley Springs is a blue-collar town, with 37.4% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Berkeley Springs is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Berkeley Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.25%), sales jobs (7.13%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.57%).

One downside of living in Berkeley Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.59 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Berkeley Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Berkeley Springs Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Berkeley Springs rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.42% of adults 25 and older in Berkeley Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Berkeley Springs in 2000 was $18,488, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,952 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Berkeley Springs is English.