Moving to Berea, Kentucky

About Berea, Kentucky
Berea

Berea ( bə-REE-ə) is a home rule-class city in Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States. The town is best known for its art festivals, historic restaurants and buildings, and as the home to Berea College, a private liberal arts college. The population was 15,539 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing towns in Kentucky, having increased by 27.4% since 2000. Berea is a principal city of the Richmond−Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Madison and Rockcastle counties. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1890.

Gender
Gender Berea Kentucky Country
Female 50.3% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 49.7% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%50%Female50.3%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.011%5%12%11%17%22%11%7%2%1%$50K to $75K22.4%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Berea Kentucky Country
Less than $10,000 11.1% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.6% 10.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7% 10.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 17% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 22.4% 18% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4% 12.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 7.3% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.8% 4.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.3% 4.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%10%26%19%9%17%9%1%2%High School or GED26%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Berea Kentucky Country
< 9th Grade 7% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 26% 33% 27.0%
Other College 19% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 17% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Berea Kentucky  Country
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Education
 Berea Kentucky  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.088%4%0%1%5%0%2%0%White87.8%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Berea Kentucky Country
White 87.8% 84.1% 60.1%
African American 4% 8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.8% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.1% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.7% 3.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Berea Kentucky  Country
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