Berea is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 15,494 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Berea is the 29th largest community in Kentucky.Berea is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Berea is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berea who work in management occupations (11.87%), office and administrative support (10.38%), and sales jobs (7.69%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Berea is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Berea enrolled in college, Berea has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. The overall education level of Berea is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.93% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Berea in 2022 was $25,747, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,988 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 English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Berea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
