median income for a household in the town was $68,068, and the median income for a family was $76,756. Males had a median income of $49,714 versus $34,832 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,744. About 1.4% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. Government and politics Berlin has historically been a bellwether to the state of Connecticut in presidential elections, although recently it has had a tendency to lean Democratic. Donald J. Trump, however, put the town back into the GOP column in 2016. Economy Top employers According to Berlin's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Transportation Berlin is bisected by a north-south arterial road, U.S. 5 and an expressway, Connecticut State Route 9. Connecticut State Route 372 is a local east-west road serving the town. Berlin is located on the New Haven–Springfield Line with daily passenger service to points north and south and to New York City via a connection in New Haven. In the Kensington neighborhood on Berlin's west side is Berlin station by the CT Rail's Hartford Line trains and by Amtrak's Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, and Valley Flyer. Notable people Luann de Lesseps (born 1965), cast member on The Real Housewives of New York City Sam McKinniss (born 1985), abstract and figurative postmodern painter; born in Minnesota, raised in Berlin from when he was a one-year-old Simeon North (1765–1852), manufacturing pioneer; adopted milling/manufacturing with interchangeable parts Ryan Preece (born 1990), NASCAR driver Austin Stowell (born 1984), actor known for films Dolphin Tale, Whiplash, and Bridge of Spies Emma Hart Willard (1787–1870), pioneer in women's education Education There are three elementary schools, Mary E. Griswold School, Emma Hart Willard School, and Richard D. Hubbard School, as well as Catherine M. McGee Middle School, and Berlin High School. Besides these, there is one private education school in Berlin; Saint Paul School (Founded 1958). The town's public library is the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library located at the Arthur B. Powers complex, the library contains an adjoining community center with publicly available meeting rooms, a gym area and a game room. Adult education classes are held here as well as meetings for civic and student groups. Pronunciation Although taken from the name of the Prussian capital, Berlin, which receives the