Berks County vs. Lehigh County

	Berks County (PA)	Lehigh County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	420,152	368,100
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	411,556	349,676
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	411,442	349,497
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.0%
White alone, percent	87.2%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	9.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	25.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.9%	63.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	23,665	18,900
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	11.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	167,366	146,707
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$174,200	$200,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,512	$1,606
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$609	$629
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$918	$1,031
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.3%	23.9%
Building permits, 2018	600	476
Households, 2014-2018	154,467	138,008
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	23.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	88.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	81.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.5%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	29.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.2%	65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	548,812	633,017
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,588,924	4,351,173
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,905,129	9,889,547
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,277,431	8,062,377
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,719,377	5,550,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,832	$15,624
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	24.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,522	$62,178
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,187	$32,252
Persons in poverty, percent	11.4%	12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,435	8,644
Total employment, 2017	153,071	179,897
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,052,124	9,509,285
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,819	23,120
All firms, 2012	30,342	26,456
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,633	15,555
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,700	8,240
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,659	5,698
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,693	19,714
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,864	2,144
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,964	22,868
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	8.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	29.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	480.4	1,012.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	856.51	345.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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