Compare Berks County, PA vs Reading Metro Area, PA vs Pennsylvania (PA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Berks County, PA County |
Reading Metro Area, PA Metro Area |
Pennsylvania (PA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 433,015 | 433,015 | 13,018,639 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,209 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1969 | 1969 | 1965 | 1980 |
| Household income | $79,777 | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,815 | $39,815 | $44,355 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.2% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.5% | 48.5% | 44.6% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 433,015 | 433,015 | 13,018,639 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 296,613 | 296,613 | 9,189,697 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 163,236 | 163,236 | 5,274,853 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $79,777 | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,815 | $39,815 | $44,355 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.2% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.5% | 48.5% | 44.6% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,209 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1969 | 1969 | 1965 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 28.7% | 28.7% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 71.3% | 71.3% | 69.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 69.6% | 69.6% | 74.5% | 61% |
| Black | 4.6% | 4.6% | 10.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 15% | 15% | 7.1% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 24.8% | 24.8% | 8.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 75.2% | 75.2% | 91.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 88.1% | 88.1% | 84.4% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 11.9% | 11.9% | 15.6% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 23.5% | 23.5% | 21.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 36.6% | 36.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.3% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.7% | 27.7% | 35.2% | 35.7% |