Lancaster County vs. Berks County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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