Berlin city, NH

Coos County, NH

2022 population: 9,485 ( 566 from 2010 )
Land area: 61.3 square miles
Population density: 154.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,328	87.80%	13.2%
Black:	532	5.61%	565.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	44	0.46%	57.1%
2+ races:	153	1.61%	0.0%
Hispanic:	421	4.44%	177.0%

Total non-White:	1,157	12.20%	154.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,269	-15.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	703	8.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,051
9,597	95.48%
80	0.80%
33	0.33%
28	0.28%
153	1.52%
152	1.51%
454	4.52%

2000
10,331
10,213	98.86%
12	0.12%
7	0.07%
0	0.00%
56	0.54%
43	0.42%
118	1.14%

1990
11,824
11,684	98.82%
25	0.21%
27	0.23%
7	0.06%
n/a
77	0.65%
140	1.18%

1980
13,084
13,048	99.72%
0	0.00%
7	0.05%
14	0.11%
n/a
15	0.11%
36	0.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-616	-6.0
336	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,471	-12.4
-22	-0.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,364	-10.4
104	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Berlin city, NH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.2
1,542	16.3%
7,943	83.7%
1,811	19.1%

3,638
2.18

2,095	57.6%
1,473	70.3%
244	11.6%
1,543	42.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
1,846	18.4%
8,205	81.6%
2,011	20.0%

4,178
2.18

2,515	60.2%
1,805	71.8%
314	12.5%
1,663	39.8%

2000
Number	Percent
42.2
2,201	21.3%
8,130	78.7%
2,338	22.6%

4,555
2.22

2,919	64.1%
2,161	74.0%
260	8.9%
1,636	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
2,627	22.2%
9,197	77.8%
2,361	20.0%

4,986
2.33

3,364	67.5%
2,842	84.5%
303	9.0%
1,622	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
36.2
3,295	25.2%
9,789	74.8%
2,218	17.0%

5,005
2.57

3,669	73.3%
3,151	85.9%
212	5.8%
1,336	26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Berlin city, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	192	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	323	8.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	204	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	410	11.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	281	7.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	190	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	143	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	175	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	206	5.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	212	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	199	5.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	426	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	341	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	47	1.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	177	4.9%
$200,000 or more	112	3.1%

Median Household Income	41,638
Per Capita Income	25,843

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	518	14.2%
Public Assistance	322	8.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	960	26.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,572	60.4%
Unemployed	209	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,781	63.9%
Not in Labor Force	2,133	36.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,362	929	59.5%
Non-Profit	100	482	17.2%
Self-Employed	231	74	75.7%

Local Government	147	133	52.5%
State Government	98	131	42.8%
Federal Government	144	18	88.9%

Total Private + Self	1,593	1,003	61.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	489	764	39.0%
Total	2,082	1,767	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	342	8.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	825	21.4%
Professional, Technical	799	20.8%
Service Occupations	959	24.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	0.6%
All others	924	24.0%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	733	19.0%
Retail trade	571	14.8%
Accommodation and food services	398	10.3%
Construction	386	10.0%
Manufacturing	313	8.1%
Educational services	307	8.0%
Public administration	268	7.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	179	4.7%
Other services	129	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	109	2.8%
Wholesale trade	91	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	89	2.3%
Finance and insurance	89	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	75	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	47	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	1.0%
Utilities	25	0.6%
Information	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38	0.40%
Puerto Rican	55	0.58%
Cuban	9	0.09%
Dominican	2	0.02%

Total Central American	11	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	11	0.12%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	50	0.53%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	45	0.47%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	5	0.05%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	256	2.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	25	0.26%
Chinese	14	0.15%
Korean	5	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,801	86.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	788	8.7%
Spanish	354	3.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	40	0.4%
Other	25	0.3%
Other Indo-European	15	0.2%
Other Asian	15	0.2%
Chinese	14	0.2%
German, other Germanic	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	2,203	23.2%
French Canadian	1,572	16.6%
Irish	1,540	16.2%
English	879	9.3%
Italian	609	6.4%
German	559	5.9%
American	423	4.5%
Polish	206	2.2%
Norwegian	126	1.3%
Canadian	74	0.8%
Scottish	71	0.7%
Portuguese	69	0.7%
Belgian	50	0.5%
Welsh	39	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	36	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,280	97.8%
Not a citizen	205	2.2%

Native	9,199	97.0%
Foreign-born	286	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
363	5.0%	717	9.9%	2,736	37.6%	2,384	32.8%	741	10.2%	335	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	363	5.0%
9-12 Years	717	9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,736	37.6%
Some College	2,384	32.8%
Bach. Degree	741	10.2%
Grad Degree	335	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +86	D +107	D + 2.3%
D +193
2020 vs. 2012	R +604	R +1,320	R + 31.9%
D -716
2020 vs. 2008	R +495	R +1,316	R + 29.9%
D -821

2016 vs. 2008	R +409	R +1,423	R + 32.2%
D -1,014
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Joe Biden (D)	2,147	52.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,852	45.6%	66	1.6%	4,065	0	-1	0.50%
2016	49%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,954	49.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,766	44.4%	254	6.4%	3,974	-2	-1	0.53%
2012	51%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,863	68.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,248	29.9%	65	1.6%	4,176	-17	-17	0.59%
2008	54%	Barack Obama (D)	2,968	67.7%	John McCain (R)	1,357	30.9%	62	1.4%	4,387	-14	-15	0.62%
2004	60%	John Kerry (D)	3,097	63.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,741	35.7%	32	0.7%	4,870	-13	-15	0.72%
2000	53%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,504	58.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,625	38.0%	146	3.4%	4,275	-10	-10	0.75%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Berlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,147

52.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,852

45.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

4,065

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Berlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,954

49.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,766

44.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

156

3.9%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

3,974

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Berlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,863

68.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,248

29.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,176

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -17

2008 President, Berlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,968

67.7%

John McCain (R)

1,357

30.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,387

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, Berlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,741

35.7%

John Kerry (D)

3,097

63.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,870

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -15

2000 President, Berlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,625

38.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,504

58.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,275

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berlin city, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	38%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	1,589	53.0%	Don Bolduc (R)	1,328	44.3%	83 [+]	2.8%	3,000	0	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 83 (2.8%);
2022	G	38%	Chris Sununu* (R)	1,724	57.9%	Tom Sherman (D)	1,180	39.6%	76 [+]	2.6%	2,980	1	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 48 (1.6%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 23 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.2%);
2020	S2	51%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	2,430	60.3%	Corky Messner (R)	1,475	36.6%	122 [+]	3.0%	4,027	-4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 122 (3.0%);
2020	G	51%	Chris Sununu* (R)	2,547	63.3%	Dan Feltes (D)	1,381	34.3%	97 [+]	2.4%	4,025	-2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 97 (2.4%);
2018	G	36%	Chris Sununu* (R)	1,420	49.9%	Molly Kelly (D)	1,360	47.8%	66 [+]	2.3%	2,846	-3	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 66 (2.3%);
2016	S3	49%	Maggie Hassan (D)	2,167	54.5%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	1,639	41.3%	167 [+]	4.2%	3,973	-7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 88 (2.2%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 78 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	G	49%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	2,054	52.7%	Chris Sununu (R)	1,639	42.0%	208 [+]	5.3%	3,901	-7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 194 (5.0%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.4%);
2014	S2	34%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	2,029	74.0%	Scott Brown (R)	701	25.6%	12 [+]	0.4%	2,742	-22	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.4%);
2014	G	34%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	1,955	72.0%	Walt Havenstein (R)	751	27.7%	8 [+]	0.3%	2,714	-19	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,291
Median Value	$93,200

Occupied	3,638	84.8%
Vacant	653	15.2%

Owned	2,161	59.4%
Rented	1,477	40.6%
Median Rent	$769

Single-Family Units	2,346	54.7%
Detached	2,292	53.4%
Attached	54	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	491	11.4%
Mobile Homes	43	1.0%

Berlin city, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Berlin city, NH

2022 Housing Data for Berlin city, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Berlin city, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Berlin city, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Berlin city, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Berlin city, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berlin city, NH