Berlin is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 5,611 people and two associated neighborhoods, Berlin is the 147th largest community in Wisconsin.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Berlin is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.13% of the Berlin workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Berlin is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berlin who work in sales jobs (13.34%), office and administrative support (10.66%), and teaching (6.15%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Berlin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Berlin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Berlin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Berlin may be for you.The percentage of adults in Berlin with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.90% of adults in Berlin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Berlin in 2022 was $27,502, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,008 for a family of four. However, Berlin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Berlin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Berlin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berlin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Berlin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Berlin include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Berlin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
