New Berlin

Population & Demographics

New Berlin, WI

New Berlin is home to 40,270 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,575 resident workers commute each day.

WisconsinCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
40,270
people
Population

40,270 residents

Median age 45.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

New Berlin population & demographics

Who lives in New Berlin — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
40,270
Median age
45.2yrs
Median household income
$101,091
Median home value
$365,700
Median gross rent
$1,426/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.4%
Poverty rate
4.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in New Berlin

How New Berlin breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White82.9%
Asian6.3%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Two or more races2.9%
Black2.0%
Some other race0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across New Berlin

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across New Berlin.

New Berlin at a glance
Employed Residents
21,575
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Milwaukee
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for New Berlin proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How New Berlin commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

68 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

New Berlin

21,575 commutes, one dot at a time

New Berlin

Where 21,575 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in New Berlin, by worker count.

1Milwaukee9.3 mi4,747
2New Berlin0.0 mi2,168
3Wauwatosa7.0 mi1,578
4Brookfield5.5 mi1,425
5Waukesha6.7 mi1,289
6West Allis5.0 mi1,083
7Menomonee Falls11.8 mi696
8Pewaukee8.9 mi654

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into New Berlin.

1Milwaukee9.3 mi5,225
2New Berlin0.0 mi2,168
3Waukesha6.7 mi1,690
4West Allis5.0 mi1,545
5Muskego5.6 mi894
6Greenfield5.9 mi754
7Brookfield5.5 mi667
8Wauwatosa7.0 mi577

Top industries

The sectors that employ New Berlin’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing19.8%
WSWholesale Trade12.8%
COConstruction11.7%
RTRetail Trade8.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for New Berlin

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps90%
5 Gbps90%
8 Gbps41%
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