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Berks County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 428,849 County Seat Berks County Courthouse State FIPS 42 County FIPS 011 Num Towns 87 Census-Designated Places 58 Total Town Population 263,312 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 428,483 Median Age 39.9 Veterans 20,387 Housing Units 170,678 Uninsured 4,739 Net Migration (recent) -646 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 8,510 Total Employees 159,778 Avg Annual Pay $63,608 Median Household Income $74,617 Poverty Rate 11.8% Unemployment Rate 5.4% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $73,856 Federal Spending FY2024 $2,611,780,396 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,090
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $225,700 Median Rent $1,078 FMR Studio $928 FMR 1BR $1,075 FMR 2BR $1,353 FMR 3BR $1,689 FMR 4BR $1,794
Health & Safety
Hospitals 522 EMS Stations 261 Fire Stations 261 Police Stations 261 Adult Smoking 18.4% Adult Obesity 36.3% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 34.1 Air Quality Good Days 254
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 87 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 87
Community
Churches 258 Libraries 92 Historic Places (NRHP) 142 Homeless Population 761 Schools 1,273 SNAP Stores 358 Bank Branches 93
Agriculture
Total Farms 24 Land in Farms (acres) 189,734 Avg Farm Size (acres) 7,905.6 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2016-03-23 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 DR TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-12 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-06-30 EM HURRICANE KATRINA 2005-09-10 DR TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN 2004-09-19 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES 2004-09-19
Detailed Topics
Communities in Berks County
Reading — pop 95,112Wyomissing — pop 11,114Blandon — pop 7,289Shillington — pop 5,475Pennside — pop 5,190Birdsboro — pop 5,106Whitfield — pop 4,911West Reading — pop 4,553Lorane — pop 4,290Sinking Spring — pop 4,286Laureldale — pop 4,277Reiffton — pop 4,274Hamburg — pop 4,270Boyertown — pop 4,264Kutztown — pop 4,162Fleetwood — pop 4,049Amity Gardens — pop 3,715West Wyomissing — pop 3,630Riverview Park — pop 3,364Jacksonwald — pop 3,246Mount Penn — pop 3,240Kutztown University — pop 3,094Kenhorst — pop 3,001Mohnton — pop 2,927Womelsdorf — pop 2,892Hyde Park — pop 2,806Wernersville — pop 2,776Flying Hills — pop 2,230Temple — pop 2,073Topton — pop 2,041Robesonia — pop 2,035Leesport — pop 1,954Adamstown — pop 1,938West Hamburg — pop 1,926St. Lawrence — pop 1,892West Lawn — pop 1,762Lincoln Park — pop 1,736Morgantown — pop 1,614Fox Chase — pop 1,600South Temple — pop 1,560
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
