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Berkeley, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Berkeley is a Census village of 5,199 people across 1.40 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $85,823, 82.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Berkeley
What Berkeley is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,710
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Berkeley
How many people live in Berkeley
- Population5,199
- Median age33.6
- Population under 181,401 plus or minus 483
- Share under 1826.9 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over882 plus or minus 272
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households1,789
- Family households1,310
- Share of households that are families73.2 percent plus or minus 16.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Berkeley
Income and work in Berkeley
- Median household income$85,823
- Per capita income$33,254 plus or minus $8,034
- Civilian labor force2,629
- Employed2,535
- Unemployed94 plus or minus 64
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over3,487
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Berkeley
Housing in Berkeley
- Housing units1,845
- Occupied units1,789
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied1,467 plus or minus 357
- Renter occupied322 plus or minus 186
- Ownership rate82.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$246,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,434
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units1,511 plus or minus 346
- Share single family81.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more334 plus or minus 229
- Share in buildings of two or more18.1 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Berkeley
How Berkeley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,124
- Commuting under 15 minutes527 plus or minus 214
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more827 plus or minus 326
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone72.3 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Berkeley
SBA loans in Berkeley (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$2,697,500
- Average approval$192,679
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported137
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Berkeley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Berkeley
SBA loans in Berkeley (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$5,050,000
- Average approval$1,683,333
- Median approval$1,752,000
- Largest approval$2,851,000
- Jobs supported27
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Berkeley, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Berkeley
Flood risk in Berkeley
- NFIP communityVillage of Berkeley
- NFIP community number171039
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Berkeley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171039 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Berkeley
Cook County context, not Berkeley figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Berkeley.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Berkeley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Berkeley, Illinois?
5,199, in 1,789 households. Berkeley village covers 1.40 square miles of land, which is 3,710 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Berkeley in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Berkeley?
$85,823. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,900. Median gross rent is $1,434 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Berkeley businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $2.7 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $5.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Berkeley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Berkeley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Berkeley. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Berkeley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Berkeley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Berkeley, village of, community 171039, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Berkeley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Berkeley.
Is zoning published for Berkeley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.