

General Info
Berea is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 18,980 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Berea is the 96th largest community in Ohio.
Unlike some cities, Berea isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Berea are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Berea is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berea who work in office and administrative support (16.09%), sales jobs (9.25%) and management occupations (8.57%).
Also of interest is that Berea has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Berea, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Berea provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Berea Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Berea is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.74% of adults in Berea have a college degree.
The per capita income in Berea in 2010 was $25,893, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,572 for a family of four. However, Berea contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Berea home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berea residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Berea include German, Irish, Polish, English, Italian and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Berea is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
City Rating
Population: 18,980
Safety: 48
Education: 32
Roads w/ Sidewalks: 96.1%
Taxes (per $100,000): $2,540
Median Home Sale: $123,000
Below Poverty Level: 9.6%
Diversity (% minority): 13%
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2010 - present
2010 - present
Berea City School District
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The interactive map below, displays the individual schools in the district with information regarding the grades taught at each school, including the student-teacher ratio and the GreatSchools rating.