Overall, Berry’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
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 38.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Berry is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Berry, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.55% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small city, Berry doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Berry has a very low overall level of education: only 7.03% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Berry in 2022 was $19,270, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,080 for a family of four. However, Berry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Berry also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.15% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Berry include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Berry is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
