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Berkeley Lake, Georgia

Berkeley Lake, city, in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Berkeley Lake had 2,034 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,054 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,597 (±556). GEOID 1307248.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,034

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,054 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,597 ±556

Median household income

$165,909

±$14,577 (90% margin)
Georgia: $77,353

Median home value

$718,300

±$66,746 (90% margin)
Georgia: $303,300

Median gross rent

$2,267

±$207 (90% margin)
Georgia: $1,393

Where is Berkeley Lake and what county is it in?

Berkeley Lake is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It covers 1.7 square miles of land, 1,181 residents per square mile in 2020.

Berkeley Lake is in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 29 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Berkeley Lake (marked with a dot) in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Berkeley Lake, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,034 people lived in Berkeley Lake on July 1, 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, while Georgia grew 5.5%. The 2020 Census counted 2,054 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,597 (±556).

  • July 2020→2021 +1 (2,039)
  • 2021→2022 +6 (2,045)
  • 2022→2023 −1 (2,044)
  • 2023→2024 +3 (2,047)
  • 2024→2025 −13 (2,034)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Berkeley LakeGwinnett CountyGeorgia Change since 2015-2019
Total population 2,597 ±556 979,864 10,940,407 +758
Households 950 ±213 327,043 4,074,366 +263
Average household size 2.73 ±0.31 2.98 2.62 no clear change
Housing units 958 ±213 340,962 4,541,835 +239

Berkeley Lake's population since 2000

From 1,695 in 2000 to 2,034 in 2025: up 20.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Berkeley Lake as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,695
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,588
  • 2010 Census 1,574
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,015
  • 2020 Census 2,054
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,034

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Berkeley Lake?

The median resident of Berkeley Lake is 56.5 years old; 13.2% are under 18 and 28.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 70.0%, then non-Hispanic Asian residents at 15.1%. 19.4% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Berkeley LakeGwinnett CountyGeorgia Change since 2015-2019
Median age 56.5 ±2.2 36.0 37.6 +4.3
Under 18 years 13.2% ±4.0 pts 26.0% 23.2% –
65 years and over 28.1% ±7.5 pts 11.3% 15.0% –
Male 50.7% ±3.8 pts 49.1% 48.8% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.4% ±3.6 pts 23.7% 11.0% –
White alone, not Hispanic 70.0% ±7.6 pts 30.6% 49.1% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 4.3% ±3.2 pts 27.8% 30.7% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 15.1% ±6.3 pts 13.2% 4.5% no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.1 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.8 pts 0.0% 0.1% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.0% ±3.1 pts 4.0% 3.9% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.3 pts 0.6% 0.6% –
Born outside the United States 19.4% ±6.8 pts 28.4% 11.2% no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 18.9% ±6.3 pts 38.1% 15.5% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 4.8% ±3.6 pts 5.0% 7.2% –
With a disability 8.0% ±3.8 pts 8.9% 13.1% –
No health insurance coverage 1.0% ±0.7 pts 15.2% 12.4% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 98.3% ±1.1 pts 87.9% 89.2% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 64.7% ±9.9 pts 39.0% 34.9% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 28.3% ±6.3 pts 13.9% 13.9% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 96.5% ±2.6 pts 88.4% 87.0% –
Moved from another state in the past year 1.4% ±1.9 pts 2.2% 2.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Berkeley Lake earn?

Half of Berkeley Lake's 950 households earn less than $165,909 a year (±$14,577), against $87,890 in Gwinnett County and $77,353 in Georgia. In 2015-2019 it was $179,220 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Berkeley LakeGwinnett CountyGeorgia Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $165,909 ±$14,577 $87,890 $77,353 no clear change
Mean household income $196,244 ±$22,922 $113,877 $106,944 –
Per capita income $73,258 ±$9,004 $38,906 $40,924 no clear change
People below the poverty line 1.6% ±1.1 pts 10.8% 13.4% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 2.1% ±2.9 pts 14.7% 18.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 2.6% ±2.4 pts 7.8% 12.3% –
Households with a computer 100.0% ±4.9 pts 98.4% 95.8% –
Households with a broadband subscription 98.8% ±1.2 pts 94.6% 91.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Berkeley Lake?

Owners occupy 96.8% of Berkeley Lake's occupied homes and renters 3.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $718,300 by its owner (±$66,746). The median renter pays $2,267 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Berkeley LakeGwinnett CountyGeorgia Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $718,300 ±$66,746 $380,900 $303,300 +$174,333
Median gross rent $2,267 ±$207 $1,810 $1,393 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 37.5% ±52.3 pts 51.3% 43.4% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,987 ±$506 $2,050 $1,783 –
Owner-occupied homes 96.8% ±2.8 pts 66.3% 65.7% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 3.2% ±2.8 pts 33.7% 34.3% –
Housing units 958 ±213 340,962 4,541,835 +239
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.4% ±0.6 pts 0.7% 1.1% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±65.5 pts 5.1% 6.8% –
Single-family detached homes 99.7% ±0.5 pts 70.6% 66.3% –
Mobile homes 0.0% ±4.8 pts 1.3% 7.8% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.8 pts 3.1% 2.7% –
Built 2010 to 2019 9.7% ±7.5 pts 12.8% 11.6% –
Built 1939 or earlier 0.0% ±4.8 pts 0.4% 3.9% –
Households with no vehicle 0.0% ±4.9 pts 3.8% 5.9% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Berkeley Lake building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Berkeley Lake in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 5.4 across Georgia.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 5 units
  • 2021 2 units
  • 2022 3 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 2 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Berkeley Lake work and get to work?

53.2% of Berkeley Lake's workers drive alone and 39.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Berkeley LakeGwinnett CountyGeorgia Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 62.2% ±8.4 pts 68.6% 63.8% –
Unemployment rate 1.6% ±1.2 pts 4.2% 5.1% –
Drove alone to work 53.2% ±10.4 pts 66.7% 70.9% –
Carpooled 6.1% ±3.7 pts 11.8% 8.9% –
Public transportation 0.8% ±1.1 pts 0.5% 1.1% –
Walked 0.0% ±3.6 pts 0.7% 1.3% –
Worked from home 39.6% ±11.5 pts 18.4% 15.9% +24.1 pts
Mean travel time to work 26.3 min ±2.3 32.8 min 28.3 min −7.3 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Berkeley Lake?

No census tract lies mostly in Berkeley Lake; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Berkeley Lake, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Berkeley Lake
Tract 503.23Gwinnett County4,376 $159,051 $578,70048%
Tract 502.27Gwinnett County2,400 $99,250 $707,50033%
Tract 503.24Gwinnett County4,870 $79,259 $486,50011%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Berkeley Lake) · Census block assignment files

How does Berkeley Lake compare with other places in Georgia?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Berkeley Lake is the 7,626th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 242nd-most populous of 537 in Georgia.

Berkeley Lake ranks 2nd of 348 places in Georgia with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Berkeley Lake's rank in Georgia (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate242nd537
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)231st297
Residents per square mile113th360
Median household income2nd348
Per capita income13th357
Median home value4th346
Median gross rent3rd337
Bachelor's degree or higher17th343
Median age7th360
Owner-occupied share5th354
Work from home1st198
Travel time to work175th359

Berkeley Lake's figures with every place in Georgia (CSV)

Every place in Georgia, sortable · Compare Berkeley Lake with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Berkeley Lake?

23 of the 57 figures for Berkeley Lake on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Berkeley Lake are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Berkeley Lake.