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Overview for Berks County, PA
Part of: Reading PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland PA-NJ-DE-MD, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Berks County Berks County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 858.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 474.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 26.1%. On the 2000 census form, 98.5% of the population reported only one race, with 3.7% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 9.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.55 persons compared to an average family size of 3.05 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $50,699. Per capita income grew by 1.6% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 407,125 Covered Employment 168,363
   Growth (%) since 1990 21.0%    Average wage per job $40,691
Households (2000) 141,570 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 18.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 204,315    Average wage per job $50,699
Unemployment Rate (2009) 8.8 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 4.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $36,256    Average wage per job $38,652
Median Household Income (2008) $54,492 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 13.5%
Poverty Rate (2008) 11.3    Average wage per job $41,811
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 78.0 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 3.6%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 18.5    Average wage per job $52,405

  

 

 

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