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    People MapStats Berks County Pennsylvania
Population definition and source info Population, 2006 estimate 401,14912,440,621
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 7.4%1.3%
Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 27,488159,567
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 373,63812,281,054
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2006 24,799724,687
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 6.2%5.8%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2006 93,9072,804,873
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 23.4%22.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 14.0%15.2%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 56,1521,885,323
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2006 50.8%51.4%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2006 (a) 370,84810,660,136
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2006 (a) 19,7381,336,278
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) 95824,077
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2006 (a) 5,094292,507
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) 3295,446
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 4,182122,177
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) 51,436526,976
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2006 325,31910,216,147
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 92.4%85.7%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 4.9%10.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.2%0.2%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.3%2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.1%Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.0%1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 12.8%4.2%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 81.1%82.1%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2004 4,938144,748
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2004 3,457127,640
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2004 331,049
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.1%63.5%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.3%4.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 12.7%8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.0%81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.5%22.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 60,4492,111,771
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.325.2
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2006 159,4085,453,228
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 9,175203,477
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 6.1%3.9%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 74.0%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $104,900$97,000
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 141,5704,777,003
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.552.48
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2004 $46,008$43,714
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 10.5%11.2%
    Business MapStats Berks County Pennsylvania
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2005 ($million) 12,543433,400
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2005 $31,655$34,937
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2006 201,5846,306,050
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2006 4.5%4.7%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 216,7577,132,267
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 -1,102159,096
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2005 23,876813,076
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2005 ($1000) 8,704,122323,799,141
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2005 $40,156$45,399
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 8,525303,3331
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2005 146,6785,082,6301
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 -1.5%-0.1%1
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 25,905874,255
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1%2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 FS
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5%2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.6%26.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.8%1.3%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 6,764,344181,462,443
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 368,74315,305,402
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,912,109183,741,873
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,846,141130,713,197
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,072$10,603
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2006 1,17339,128
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) 207,9816,354,232
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) 215,6797,745,336
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 1,839,99594,900,2541
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2004 $4,698$7,6491
 
    Geography MapStats Berks County Pennsylvania
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 858.8844,816.61
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 435.0274.0
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 01142
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Reading, PA Metro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Monday, 14-Apr-2008 07:57:34 EDT

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