Berks County vs. Schuylkill County

	Berks County (PA)	Schuylkill County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	420,152	142,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	411,556	148,291
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	411,442	148,289
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	48.8%
White alone, percent	87.2%	94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.9%	90.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	23,665	11,111
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	167,366	69,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$174,200	$97,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,512	$1,137
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$609	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$918	$691
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.3%	13.6%
Building permits, 2018	600	105
Households, 2014-2018	154,467	58,733
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	74.0%
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%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.2%	56.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	548,812	124,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,588,924	597,126
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,905,129	3,400,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,277,431	916,608
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,719,377	1,381,912
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,832	$9,397
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	26.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,522	$49,190
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,187	$26,070
Persons in poverty, percent	11.4%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,435	2,739
Total employment, 2017	153,071	41,324
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,052,124	1,540,882
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,819	6,664
All firms, 2012	30,342	8,492
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,633	5,145
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,700	2,444
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,659	390
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,693	7,749
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,864	984
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,964	7,027
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	480.4	190.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	856.51	778.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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