Berks County vs. Montgomery County

	Berks County (PA)	Montgomery County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	420,152	828,604
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	411,556	799,872
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	411,442	799,874
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	17.8%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.3%
White alone, percent	87.2%	79.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.9%	75.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	23,665	40,892
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	10.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	167,366	336,193
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$174,200	$305,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,512	$2,073
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$609	$779
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$918	$1,253
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.3%	24.4%
Building permits, 2018	600	2,530
Households, 2014-2018	154,467	313,949
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	92.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.5%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	48.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.2%	68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	63.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	548,812	1,723,215
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,588,924	7,980,211
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,905,129	14,574,655
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,277,431	17,692,109
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,719,377	16,036,285
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,832	$19,836
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,522	$88,166
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,187	$46,776
Persons in poverty, percent	11.4%	5.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,435	26,328
Total employment, 2017	153,071	508,632
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,052,124	32,280,333
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,819	72,867
All firms, 2012	30,342	81,437
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,633	49,306
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,700	23,821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,659	10,000
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,693	68,260
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,864	7,572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,964	69,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	480.4	1,655.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	856.51	483.04

Source: United States Census Bureau

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