Berlin is a charter township in Monroe County, in the Monroe metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Michigan named Berlin. For links to other places called Berlin, MI, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Berlin is 42.022N. The longitude is -83.255W.It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 587 feet.
The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 6,924.
Sections below provide additional information and links about Berlin demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Monroe County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 48179 ZIP code.
23% of Berlin residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Berlin ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Berlin was $23,898, compared with $21,587 nationally.
11% of Berlin residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Median rent in Berlin, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $526. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,104.
Monroe County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Berlin political report.
The average commute time for Berlin workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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