Berkeley ( BURK-lee) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2020 census recorded a population of 124,321.
Berkeley is home to the oldest campus in the University of California, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is...
| Ethnicity | Berkeley | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 53.4% | 60.1% |
| African American | 7.8% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 20.7% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 6.1% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 10.9% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Berkeley | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 6.7% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 6.7% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 12% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9.2% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 14.7% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 11.5% | 7.1% |
| Education | Berkeley | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 1% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 2% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 7% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 12% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 4% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 34% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 23% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 7% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 10% | 1.0% |