Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,681 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,415 (2.0%)
Area name: Reading, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berks County is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $856 a month.
Cities in this county include: Reading
, Hampton Township
, Wyomissing
, Kutztown
, Birdsboro
, Shillington
, Hamburg
, West Reading
, Fleetwood
, Boyertown
.
2005 air pollution in Berks County:
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.019 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.099 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 21 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
60 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
16.8 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
39 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Chester County
, Lancaster County
, Lebanon County
, Lehigh County
, Montgomery County
, Schuylkill County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Berks County: Sheerlund
Forests
(A),
Flannery Mill
(B),
Flying Hills Golf Course
(C),
Fort Northkill
(D),
Chestnut Hill
(E),
Monocacy Station
(F),
Mohnton Boy Scout Camp
(G),
Galen Hall
(H),
Galen Hall Golf Course
(I),
Hopewell Furnace
(J),
Rich Maiden Golf Course
(K),
Applebee Shelter
(L),
Arrowhead Golf Course
(M),
Hummels Store
(N),
Doe Mountain Ski Area
(O),
Lebanon Valley Sportsman Club
(P),
YMCA Camp
(Q),
Temple Station
(R),
Womelsdorf Station
(S),
Berkleigh Country Club
(T)
Shopping Center: Morgantown
Factory Outlet Mall
(1).
Churches in Berks County include: Saint
Michaels Church
(A),
Saint Michael Convent
(B),
North Heidelberg Church
(C),
Emmanuel Church
(D),
Alleghenyville Church
(E),
Eplers Church
(F),
Meckville Church
(G),
Moselem Church
(H),
Saint Johns Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Viewpoint
Cemetery
(1),
Host Cemetery
(2),
Saint Michaels Cemetery
(3),
Huff Union Cemetery
(4),
Pet Animal Cemetery
(5),
Lesher Cemetery
(6),
Heidelberg Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jones
Millpond
(A),
Boyertown Reservoir
(B),
Boulder Lake
(C),
Blue Marsh Lake
(D),
Antietam Reservoir
(E),
Birdsboro Reservoir
(F),
Auburn Reservoir
(G),
Hinnerskiz Basin
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Limekiln
Creek
(A),
Maiden Creek
(B),
Licking Creek
(C),
Furnace Run
(D),
Lesher Run
(E),
Sacony Creek
(F),
East Branch Conestoga River
(G),
Scotts Run
(H),
Seidel Creek
(I)
Parks in Berks County include: State
Game Lands Number 106
(1),
State Game Lands Number 280
(2),
Socialist Park
(3),
Mineral Spring Park
(4),
Pleasantville Park
(5),
Tulpehocken Creek Valley Park
(6),
State Game Lands Number 274
(7),
State Game Lands Number 110
(8),
Colony Park
(9)
Post office: Limekiln
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 18,185
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 16,032 (44% naturalized citizens)
| Berks
County: |
4.3% | | Whole
state: |
4.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 3,778
- 1990
to 1994: 3,075
- 1985
to 1989: 2,542
- 1980
to 1984: 1,350
- 1975
to 1979: 943
- 1970
to 1974: 959
- 1970
to 1974: 845
- 1965
to 1969: 2,540
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Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 81,581
- One,
attached: 34,822
- Two:
6,587
- 3
or 4: 7,813
- 5
to 9: 4,893
- 10
to 19: 3,350
- 20
or more: 5,446
- Mobile
homes: 5,650
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 80
Housing units in Berks County with a mortgage: 58,906 (4,729 second mortgage, 11,039 home equity loan, 268 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31,389 Agriculture
in Berks County
Average size of farms: 120 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $160233
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $778.42
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.73%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.20%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $121468
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 71.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63509
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.95%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.91
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 39.68%
Corn for grain: 36348 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 9718 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 24615 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1019 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1319 acresBerks
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males in 2005: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females in 2005: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(22%)
- Dominican
Republic (12%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Italy
(5%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- Romania
(4%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Berks County:
|
- German
(35%)
- Italian
(9%)
- Irish
(7%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- Polish
(5%)
- Pennsylvania
German (5%)
- English
(4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 144,140 (81%)
- Carpooled:
17,825 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2,511 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 48 (0%)
- Railroad:
59 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
11 (0%)
- Taxi:
311 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
166 (0%)
- Bicycle:
387 (0%)
- Walked:
6,453 (4%)
- Other
means: 793 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 5,125 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- 4604
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3291
people in nursing homes
- 1149
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 824
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 546
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 319
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 275
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 246
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 245
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 237
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 216
people in religious group quarters
- 148
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 132
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 129
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 30
people in other group homes
- 20
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 20
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 8
people in other workers' dormitories
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,952.
4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.49% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 4.99% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
| Berks
County: |
0.07% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 0.12% |
2.75% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($27,294 average AGI)
1.67% relocated from other states ($14,747 average AGI)
| Berks
County: |
1.67% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.15% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Montgomery County, PA
|
0.81% ($47,814 average AGI) |
| from
Chester County, PA
|
0.33% ($51,594) |
| from
Lehigh County, PA
|
0.33% ($42,520) |
| from
Lancaster County, PA
|
0.23% ($38,300) |
| from
Philadelphia County, PA
|
0.15% ($48,759) |
| from
Lebanon County, PA
|
0.14% ($49,058) |
| from
Kings County, NY
|
0.14% ($21,211) |
4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.02% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 5.08% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
| Berks
County: |
0.05% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 0.05% |
2.28% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($21,410 average AGI)
1.70% relocated to other states ($19,621 average AGI)
| Berks
County: |
1.70% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.30% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Montgomery County, PA
|
0.46% ($38,236 average AGI) |
| to
Lancaster County, PA
|
0.29% ($43,649) |
| to
Lehigh County, PA
|
0.24% ($39,105) |
| to
Lebanon County, PA
|
0.22% ($34,670) |
| to
Chester County, PA
|
0.21% ($39,280) |
| to
Schuylkill County, PA
|
0.15% ($35,187) |
| to
Philadelphia County, PA
|
0.12% ($26,711) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Births
per 1000 population in Berks County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Berks County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Berks County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 61,325 (54,605 aged, 6,720 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 361,233
- In
family households: 308,471 (79,042 male householders, 19,840 female householders)
79,564
spouses, 108,508 children (100,563 natural, 2,239 adopted, 5,706 stepchildren), 5,034 grandchildren, 2,054 brothers or sisters, 2,517 parents, 4,551 other relatives, 7,361 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 52,762 (19,604 male householders (14,590 living alone)), 23,123 female householders (20,261 living alone)), 10,035 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 12,405 (4,900 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 42,461 2-persons, 22,744 3-persons, 20,392 4-persons, 8,377 5-persons, 3,223 6-persons, 1,685 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 34,851 1-person, 6,643 2-persons, 741 3-persons, 317 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
63,619 married couples with children.
20,207 single-parent households (5,262 men, 14,945 women).
87.3% of residents of Berks County speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,839,995,000 ($4698 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,126,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $906,663,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $445,465,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,501,000
Federal grants: $265,848,000
Federal procurement contracts: $127,984,000 ($98,494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $83,533,000 ($13,183,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,694,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $135,217,000
Federal Government insurance: $168,315,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 25,073
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 18,702
| Here: |
47 per 1000 residents | | State: | 54
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3,556
| Here: |
+9 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +13,171
| Here: |
+33 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Berks County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.74 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,639
- 1995
to 1998: 7,674
- 1990
to 1994: 10,310
- 1980
to 1989: 16,834
- 1970
to 1979: 19,089
- 1960
to 1969: 14,922
- 1950
to 1959: 17,458
- 1940
to 1949: 12,371
- 1939
or earlier: 48,925
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Berks County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 74
- 2
rooms: 356
- 3
rooms: 1,518
- 4
rooms: 6,449
- 5
rooms: 17,036
- 6
rooms: 26,344
- 7
rooms: 20,950
- 8
rooms: 17,757
- 9
or more rooms: 14,209
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Berks County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 1,424
- 2
rooms: 2,809
- 3
rooms: 7,722
- 4
rooms: 9,244
- 5
rooms: 6,618
- 6
rooms: 4,087
- 7
rooms: 2,516
- 8
rooms: 1,611
- 9
or more rooms: 846
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berks County: |
- no
bedroom: 142
- 1
bedroom: 2,239
- 2
bedrooms: 17,123
- 3
bedrooms: 54,727
- 4
bedrooms: 24,252
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6,210
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Berks County: |
- no
bedroom: 1,842
- 1
bedroom: 12,090
- 2
bedrooms: 12,917
- 3
bedrooms: 7,095
- 4
bedrooms: 2,058
- 5
or more bedrooms: 875
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Berks County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 5,424
- 1
vehicle: 27,501
- 2
vehicles: 47,893
- 3
vehicles: 17,171
- 4
vehicles: 5,128
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,576
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Berks County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 9,619
- 1
vehicle: 15,998
- 2
vehicles: 8,982
- 3
vehicles: 1,648
- 4
vehicles: 368
- 5
or more vehicles: 262
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62% of Berks County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Berks
County: |
62.2% | | State
average: | 64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 297579
- Northeast:
23291
- Midwest:
7302
- South:
13563
- West:
3977
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
- Utility
gas (32%)
- Electricity
(14%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Utility
gas (35%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,752
| Here: |
10.8% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,183
| Here: |
10.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4,096
| Here: |
26.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
Berks
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,780,000
- Charges
- All Other: $49,096,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,134,000
Parks & Recreation: $38,000
- Construction
- General: $10,496,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,264,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $133,937,000
Health Services - Other: $61,385,000
Corrections - Other: $42,455,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $35,639,000
General - Other: $29,763,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,654,000
Police Protection: $7,467,000
Central Staff Services: $5,930,000
Financial Administration: $5,416,000
Housing & Community Development: $5,280,000
Libraries: $4,367,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,276,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,193,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Regular Highways: $828,000
Fire Protection: $316,000
Solid Waste Management: $171,000
Sewerage: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $52,000
- Employee
Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $107,828,000
Interest Revenue: $31,156,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $25,832,000
Total Federal Securities: $23,569,000
From Local Government: $6,846,000
Benefit Payments: $6,317,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $5,156,000
Local Employee Contribution: $4,320,000
Total Other Securities: $1,207,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $3,320,000
All Other: $215,000
General Support: $10,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $16,374,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $13,839,000
Higher Education: $2,950,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,929,000
Transit Utilities: $215,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $53,000
Housing & Community Development: $28,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $272,903,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $23,970,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $266,043,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,830,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $9,637,000
Interest Earnings: $5,096,000
Rents: $228,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $88,197,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,837,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $120,334,000
Health & Hospitals: $47,441,000
All Other: $12,074,000
Highways: $1,047,000
General Support: $172,000
- Tax
- Property: $84,124,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,407,000
NEC: $41,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $78,332,000
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