Demographics of Berks County, Pennsylvania

Berks County, Pennsylvania had 440,072 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +11,421 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berks County, in four figures

440,072
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +11,421 people.; 39.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,777 ±$1,206
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Berks County, Pennsylvania's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berks County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Berks County, Pennsylvania's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berks County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	428,651	100.0	100.0
2021	429,671	100.2	100.2
2022	432,214	100.8	100.7
2023	435,061	101.5	101.6
2024	438,379	102.3	102.5
2025	440,072	102.7	103.1

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Population of Berks County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	428,651	−185	−232	+23	−89
2021	429,671	+1,020	−323	+438	+485
2022	432,214	+2,543	+10	+1,510	+1,258
2023	435,061	+2,847	+252	+2,945	−250
2024	438,379	+3,318	+338	+3,180	−153
2025	440,072	+1,693	+312	+1,421	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±0.2: for men 38.8 ±0.4 and for women 41.1 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berks County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	23,694 ±17	5.5% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	71,446 ±1,398	16.5% ±0.3	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	41,262 ±1,107	9.5% ±0.3	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	106,897 ±1,345	24.7% ±0.3	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	111,616 ±1,556	25.8% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	78,100 ±1,685	18.0% ±0.4	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,777 ±$1,206, and income per person $39,815 ±$711, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berks County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	23,079 ±1,250	14.1% ±0.8	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	27,410 ±1,412	16.8% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	26,181 ±1,094	16.0% ±0.7	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	22,889 ±1,114	14.0% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	31,009 ±1,219	19.0% ±0.7	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	16,255 ±1,043	10.0% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	16,413 ±884	10.1% ±0.5	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Berks County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	51,396 ±3,143	12.2% ±0.7	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	16,769 ±1,447	18.0% ±1.5	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	24,132 ±1,544	10.9% ±0.7	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	10,495 ±800	10.0% ±0.7	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berks County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	171,580 ±199	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.5	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.3% ±0.8	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.7% ±0.7	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,300 ±$3,633	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,181 ±$20	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Berks County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	107,531 ±0	24.8% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	288,465 ±831	66.6% ±0.2	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,109 ±823	4.0% ±0.2	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,418 ±324	1.3% ±0.1	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	212 ±76	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	95 ±43	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,047 ±711	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12,138 ±941	2.8% ±0.2	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Berks County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	305,704 ±2,525	70.6% ±0.6	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	66,018 ±2,100	15.2% ±0.5	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19,118 ±1,331	4.4% ±0.3	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	42,175 ±2,194	9.7% ±0.5	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21,709 ±1,665	5.0% ±0.4	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20,466 ±1,541	4.7% ±0.4	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Berks County among the counties of Pennsylvania

9th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near Berks County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bucks County	647,828	+0.3%
Delaware County	580,937	+0.8%
Lancaster County	563,159	+1.9%
Chester County	557,116	+4.2%
York County	473,197	+3.6%
Berks County	440,072	+2.7%
Lehigh County	384,383	+2.7%
Westmoreland County	349,324	−1.4%
Luzerne County	332,126	+2.1%
Northampton County	324,411	+3.7%
Dauphin County	293,351	+2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026