Berks County

Berks County has 433,015 residents across 47 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $79,777, in line with the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $257,300, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

433,015residentsACS 2020–2024

$79,777median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$257,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Berks County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Berks County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Berks County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 47 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
17087	2,370	$93K	$225K	80%	22%	81%	25 min
18011	5,338	$104K	$296K	83%	37%	94%	26 min
18056	1,489	$105K	$93K	65%	26%	89%	36 min
19503	1,149	$77K	$235K	73%	25%	88%	28 min
19504	5,335	$99K	$388K	91%	34%	90%	36 min
19505	3,135	$96K	$302K	78%	17%	92%	24 min
19506	7,108	$106K	$342K	89%	27%	86%	31 min
19507	3,563	$93K	$272K	86%	17%	84%	29 min
19508	14,871	$85K	$249K	81%	29%	91%	31 min
19510	8,010	$118K	$291K	93%	30%	92%	30 min
19512	15,794	$80K	$274K	73%	26%	90%	30 min
19516	176	$83K	$300K	33%	24%	92%	33 min
19518	16,805	$114K	$355K	85%	40%	94%	34 min
19522	14,127	$98K	$279K	83%	24%	88%	29 min
19526	11,581	$69K	$221K	78%	21%	88%	30 min
19529	3,109	$94K	$386K	85%	42%	89%	31 min
19530	15,573	$72K	$293K	66%	34%	87%	23 min
19533	8,648	$105K	$314K	85%	24%	91%	25 min
19534	1,970	$80K	$293K	81%	28%	85%	27 min
19536	466	$55K	$180K	64%	10%	87%	23 min
19539	3,823	$108K	$267K	94%	27%	92%	24 min
19540	11,957	$100K	$320K	83%	34%	88%	29 min
19541	4,367	$108K	$312K	90%	30%	94%	28 min
19543	6,401	$113K	$361K	87%	39%	96%	38 min
19544	199	$107K	$254K	100%	9%	100%	38 min
19545	868	$90K	$159K	100%	0%	100%	24 min
19547	4,579	$90K	$358K	81%	41%	92%	27 min
19550	488	$59K	$213K	68%	15%	91%	30 min
19551	4,778	$91K	$264K	84%	25%	89%	28 min
19554	338	$82K	$267K	61%	15%	90%	36 min
19555	3,577	$90K	$240K	72%	17%	91%	25 min
19559	302	$100K	$203K	82%	8%	91%	25 min
19560	9,137	$81K	$195K	81%	21%	91%	27 min
19562	2,947	$80K	$212K	57%	18%	82%	29 min
19564	265	$102K	$510K	74%	7%	85%	37 min
19565	9,302	$96K	$301K	86%	31%	87%	30 min
19567	6,057	$91K	$251K	83%	21%	91%	28 min
19601	36,479	$41K	$123K	40%	12%	85%	27 min
19602	18,495	$35K	$96K	27%	10%	87%	30 min
19604	30,124	$53K	$119K	49%	10%	90%	26 min
19605	21,419	$93K	$234K	86%	26%	89%	24 min
19606	35,853	$86K	$246K	80%	31%	92%	27 min
19607	24,045	$81K	$229K	66%	33%	90%	24 min
19608	24,178	$110K	$332K	77%	48%	94%	27 min
19609	9,874	$83K	$247K	83%	37%	95%	24 min
19610	16,581	$87K	$344K	67%	55%	92%	21 min
19611	10,986	$63K	$176K	51%	24%	86%	21 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

433,015 residents in 163,236 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

22%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

171,580 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $257,300 (±$3,633).

71%

of households own their home

56%

of homes are detached single-family houses

10%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,181

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–200910%

1990–199912%

1980–198910%

1970–197912%

1960–19699%

1950–195910%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier28%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,206.

$79,777

median household income

12.2%

of people live below the poverty line

5.4%

unemployment rate

28%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

15%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

83%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Berks County, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.