# Berks County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Berks County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42011) has a median household income of $79,777 (±$1,206) and a total population of 433,015 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 64 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 433,015 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39.9 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 163,236 | ±819 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $79,777 | ±$1,206 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $257,300 | ±$3,633 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,181 | ±$20 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 71.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 28.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 88.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 27.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 12.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42011 |
| Land area | 856.4 sq mi |
| Water area | 9.35 sq mi |
| Population density | 506 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [19506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19506) | 7.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [19526](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19526) | 6.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19530](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19530) | 5.8% | 90.4% | Yes |
| [19522](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19522) | 5.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [19512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19512) | 5% | 98.5% | Yes |
| [19508](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19508) | 4.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19507) | 4.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19518) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19529](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19529) | 4.1% | 66.1% | Yes |
| [19540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19540) | 3.7% | 90% | Yes |
| [19547](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19547) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [19606](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19606) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19608](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19608) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19534](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19534) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [19567](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19567) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [19541](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19541) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [19551](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19551) | 2.4% | 82% | Yes |
| [19539](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19539) | 2.4% | 94.8% | Yes |
| [19565](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19565) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19605](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19605) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19533](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19533) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19504) | 1.9% | 71.5% | Yes |
| [19555](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19555) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19543](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19543) | 1.7% | 68.4% | Yes |
| [18011](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18011) | 1.5% | 76.9% | Yes |
| [17067](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17067) | 1.5% | 26.5% |  |
| [19607](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19607) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [19560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19560) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17087](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17087) | 1% | 68% | Yes |
| [19520](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19520) | 1% | 23% |  |
| [19505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19505) | 0.9% | 92.8% | Yes |
| [19610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19610) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [18062](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18062) | 0.7% | 30.3% |  |
| [19510](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19510) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [17569](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17569) | 0.5% | 26.1% |  |
| [19601](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19601) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [19604](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19604) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [19609](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19609) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17026](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17026) | 0.3% | 8.8% |  |
| [19602](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19602) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19611](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19611) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19503) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19550](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19550) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18070](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18070) | 0.1% | 39.3% |  |
| [18056](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18056) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19562](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19562) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18092](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18092) | 0.1% | 7.5% |  |
| [19523](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19523) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19535](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19535) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19559](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19559) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19538](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19538) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19554](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19554) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18041](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18041) | 0% | 3% |  |
| [19536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19536) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19564](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19564) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19511](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19511) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19464](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19464) | 0% | 0.8% |  |
| [18031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18031) | 0% | 1.3% |  |
| [19544](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19544) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19516](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19516) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19525](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19525) | 0% | 0.2% |  |
| [19545](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19545) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19501) | 0% | 2% |  |
| [17555](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17555) | 0% | 0% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:011&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"42011"}`

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