| Berks County People |
Berks |
Pennsylvania |
| Population, 2012 estimate |
413,491 |
12,763,536 |
| Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base |
411,447 |
12,702,379 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 |
0.5% |
0.5% |
| Population, 2010 |
411,442 |
12,702,379 |
| Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 |
6.0% |
5.7% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 |
23.5% |
21.7% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 |
14.7% |
15.6% |
| Female persons, percent, 2011 |
50.9% |
51.2% |
| Berks County Ethnicity |
| White persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
89.5% |
83.8% |
| Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
6.3% |
11.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
0.7% |
0.3% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
1.5% |
2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 |
1.9% |
1.6% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) |
16.8% |
5.9% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 |
76.3% |
79.2% |
| Berks County Average Home Value and Income |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 |
$174,000 |
$163,200 |
| Median household income, 2007-2011 |
$54,823 |
$51,651 |
| Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 |
13.1% |
12.6% |
| Berks County Geography |
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| Land area in square miles, 2010 |
856.51 |
44,742.70 |
| Persons per square mile, 2010 |
480.4 |
283.9 |
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