Humidity & wind
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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.
Conditions
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Local time
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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
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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Cities near Berkeley
- Richmond, CA7 mi · 114,861
- Oakland, CA8 mi · 440,838
- Alameda, CA9 mi · 76,876
- San Leandro, CA13 mi · 85,353
- Walnut Creek, CA14 mi · 70,012
- San Rafael, CA14 mi · 59,410
- Daly City, CA15 mi · 101,261
- South San Francisco, CA15 mi · 64,941
Cities about the same size
- Hartford, CT121,981
- Independence, MO121,675
- Thousand Oaks, CA122,230
- Ann Arbor, MI122,233
- Fairfield, CA122,489
- New Braunfels, TX122,492
- Billings, MT121,239
- Cambridge, MA122,588
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Bakersfield422,165