Berks County vs. Chester County

	Berks County (PA)	Chester County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	420,152	522,046
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	411,556	499,133
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	411,442	498,886
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.7%
White alone, percent	87.2%	85.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.9%	79.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	23,665	26,023
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	167,366	201,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$174,200	$347,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,512	$2,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$609	$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$918	$1,287
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.3%	17.6%
Building permits, 2018	600	1,939
Households, 2014-2018	154,467	189,592
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.5%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.2%	68.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	548,812	846,139
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,588,924	3,442,650
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,905,129	6,633,496
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,277,431	19,155,070
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,719,377	12,474,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,832	$24,626
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	28.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,522	$96,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,187	$48,225
Persons in poverty, percent	11.4%	6.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,435	14,593
Total employment, 2017	153,071	250,337
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,052,124	17,608,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,819	43,682
All firms, 2012	30,342	48,950
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,633	29,578
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,700	13,877
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,659	4,119
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,693	42,770
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,864	4,636
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,964	41,788
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	480.4	664.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	856.51	750.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Berks county (PA) and Chester county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.