Demographics of Berwick borough, Pennsylvania

Berwick borough, Pennsylvania had 10,297 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −24 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berwick borough, in four figures

10,297
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,317 ±33.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −24 people.; 40.5 ±4.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,800 ±$5,192
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Berwick borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berwick borough, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Berwick borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berwick borough, 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	10,321	100.0	100.0
2021	10,336	100.1	100.2
2022	10,283	99.6	100.7
2023	10,299	99.8	101.6
2024	10,293	99.7	102.5
2025	10,297	99.8	103.1

Population of Berwick borough, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,321	—
2021	10,336	+15
2022	10,283	−53
2023	10,299	+16
2024	10,293	−6
2025	10,297	+4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±4.6: for men 43.1 ±5.9 and for women 39.6 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berwick borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	452 ±199	4.4% ±1.9	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,534 ±332	14.9% ±3.2	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	976 ±331	9.5% ±3.2	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,824 ±426	27.4% ±4.1	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,646 ±418	25.6% ±4.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,885 ±331	18.3% ±3.2	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,800 ±$5,192, and income per person $29,403 ±$2,756, 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 Berwick borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	1,068 ±271	23.0% ±5.7	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,270 ±340	27.4% ±7.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	822 ±266	17.7% ±5.6	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	645 ±222	13.9% ±4.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	480 ±213	10.3% ±4.6	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	85 to 309	1.8% to 6.6%	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	72 to 250	1.6% to 5.4%	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Berwick borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	1,692 ±425	16.5% ±4.2	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	181 to 581	19.2% ±9.2	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,078 ±312	18.3% ±5.0	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	112 to 354	9.8% ±4.8	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berwick borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berwick borough	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	4,927 ±252	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±2.1	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 8.7%	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.3% ±5.3	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.7% ±5.7	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,500 ±$10,745	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$797 ±$91	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±7	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Berwick borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	91 to 451	0.9% to 4.4%	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,326 ±395	90.4% ±3.8	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	141 to 707	1.4% to 6.9%	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.4%	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	43 to 501	0.4% to 4.9%	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Berwick borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	9,036 ±463	87.6% ±4.5	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	951 ±346	9.2% ±3.4	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	47 to 611	0.5% to 5.9%	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 498	< 0.1% to 4.8%	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 192	0% to 1.9%	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Berwick borough among the places of Pennsylvania

83rd of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Berwick borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Broomall CDP	10,679 ±766
Nanticoke city	10,653 ±23
Roslyn CDP	10,639 ±1,029
Munhall borough	10,548 ±27
Northampton borough	10,400 ±47
Berwick borough	10,317 ±33
Columbia borough	10,278 ±25
Bala Cynwyd CDP	10,227 ±1,010
Bristol borough	9,902 ±27
Brentwood borough	9,866 ±19
Morrisville borough	9,752 ±40

Rankings this appears in

No. 18 Places in Pennsylvania by median age
No. 19 Places in Pennsylvania by poverty rate
No. 80 Places in Pennsylvania by homeownership rate
No. 163 Places in Pennsylvania by per capita income
No. 169 Places in Pennsylvania by median household income
No. 176 Places in Pennsylvania by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026