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Population
121,911
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,413,900
Owner-occupied units

Berkeley, CA

California · 37.866° N, 122.299° W · 10 sq mi

Berkeley is a city in California, with a population of 121,911 and about 11,686 residents per square mile. The median household earns $108,092 a year, and the median home is worth $1,413,900.

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Size & density

Land area
10 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
11,686
People per square mile
Rank by population
#257
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#808
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$108,092
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,133
Per month
Homeownership
44.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
27.8 min
One way

People

Median age
33.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
74.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
21.1%
Households
47,135
2.27 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 42/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 75/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 1/yr
Days above 90° 9/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 25.5in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
September
Average high 77°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 44°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 32.2%
Professional & business services 21.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 8.1%
Retail trade 6.3%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer
University of California
Sector
Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of California

State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State

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