Berry is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 261 people and two associated neighborhoods, Berry is the 376th largest community in Kentucky. Berry has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.When you are in Berry, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 78.02% of Berry’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Berry is a city of transportation and shipping workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Berry who work in maintenance occupations (5.49%), legal occupations (3.30%), and business and financial occupations (3.30%). Berry’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Berry is worth considering. In Berry, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 45.60 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Berry is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Berry isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.90% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. As is often the case in a small city, Berry doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Berry have a very low rate of college education: just 7.56% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Berry in 2022 was $25,654, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,616 for a family of four. However, Berry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Berry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berry residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Berry include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Berry is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
