Berks County vs. Lancaster County
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Berks County (PA) Lancaster County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 420,152 543,557
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.1% 4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 411,556 519,446
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 411,442 519,445
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.7% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.3% 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 17.9%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 51.0%
White alone, percent 87.2% 89.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.2% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.0% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 21.9% 10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 70.9% 81.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 23,665 29,593
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 167,366 212,205
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.7% 68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $174,200 $200,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,512 $1,516
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $609 $571
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $918 $978
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.3% 19.8%
Building permits, 2018 600 1,251
Households, 2014-2018 154,467 199,889
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.61 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.9% 88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 19.0% 17.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.0% 85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.6% 76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.5% 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 24.5% 26.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.5% 12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.2% 66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.5% 59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 548,812 878,433
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,588,924 3,387,524
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,905,129 13,655,747
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,277,431 8,763,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,719,377 6,899,629
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,832 $13,097
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.9 23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $61,522 $63,823
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,187 $30,778
Persons in poverty, percent 11.4% 7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 8,435 13,060
Total employment, 2017 153,071 235,331
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,052,124 10,126,134
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.4% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 24,819 42,955
All firms, 2012 30,342 47,876
Men-owned firms, 2012 17,633 28,521
Women-owned firms, 2012 9,700 14,101
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,659 3,569
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 24,693 42,926
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,864 4,103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 25,964 41,749
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.5% 1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.3% 25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 480.4 550.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 856.51 943.81
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Berks county (PA) and Lancaster county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.