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Language Spoken At Home in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 385,868 | 100% |
English only | 321,862 | 83.4% |
Language other than English | 64,006 | 16.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 25,654 | 6.6% |
Spanish | 47,914 | 12.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 20,211 | 5.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11,767 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,217 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,524 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,912 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 801 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 314 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 411,094 | 100% |
American | 18,916 | 4.6% |
Arab | 653 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,301 | 0.3% |
Danish | 505 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 12,240 | 3.0% |
English | 23,691 | 5.8% |
French (except Basque) | 7,282 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 1,334 | 0.3% |
German | 148,979 | 36.2% |
Greek | 3,072 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 2,781 | 0.7% |
Irish | 51,378 | 12.5% |
Italian | 41,004 | 10.0% |
Lithuanian | 1,772 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 1,354 | 0.3% |
Polish | 26,106 | 6.4% |
Portuguese | 314 | 0.1% |
Russian | 3,450 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,640 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 4,732 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 3,816 | 0.9% |
Subsaharan African | 1,068 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 2,375 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 2,701 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 3,320 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 5,689 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,846 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 153,977 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 106,998 | 69.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 46,861 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 80,423 | 52.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 30,648 | 19.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,904 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,456 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 18,671 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,757 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 46,979 | 30.5% |
Householder living alone | 37,974 | 24.7% |
65 years and over | 15,527 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 51,528 | 33.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 40,993 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 398,370 | 100% |
Householder | 153,977 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 80,347 | 20.2% |
Child | 122,490 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 19,891 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 21,665 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 11,150 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 160,809 | 100% |
Never married | 53,573 | 33.3% |
Now married, except separated | 84,936 | 52.8% |
Separated | 3,321 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 4,798 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 14,181 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 170,535 | 100% |
Never married | 47,448 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 84,126 | 49.3% |
Separated | 4,743 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 16,694 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 17,524 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,302 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,006 | 37.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,035 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,992 | 37.2% |
Less than 1 year | 593 | 7.4% |
1 or 2 years | 890 | 11.1% |
3 or 4 years | 500 | 6.2% |
5 or more years | 1,009 | 12.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,992 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,011 | 67.2% |
Who are married | 2,127 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 107,213 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,584 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 5,042 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 43,892 | 40.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 23,354 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 28,341 | 26.4% |
Educational Attainment in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 272,363 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 16,067 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 27,233 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 105,399 | 38.7% |
Some college, no degree | 43,615 | 16.0% |
Associate's degree | 19,189 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 40,006 | 14.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 20,854 | 7.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.3% |
Veteran Status in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 313,228 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 30,597 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 405,986 | 100% |
With a disability | 52,021 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 97,328 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,570 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 251,198 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,991 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 57,460 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,460 | 35.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 406,439 | 100% |
Same house | 348,982 | 85.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 55,582 | 13.7% |
Same county | 39,000 | 9.6% |
Different county | 16,582 | 4.1% |
Same state | 10,511 | 2.6% |
Different state | 6,071 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 1,875 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 411,094 | 100% |
Native | 383,419 | 93.3% |
Born in United States | 368,156 | 89.6% |
State of residence | 307,362 | 74.8% |
Different state | 60,794 | 14.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 15,263 | 3.7% |
Foreign born | 27,675 | 6.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 27,675 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 12,063 | 43.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,612 | 56.4% |
Year of Entry in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 42,938 | 100% |
Native | 15,263 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 631 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,632 | 95.9% |
Foreign born | 27,675 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 936 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,739 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Berks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 27,675 | 100% |
Europe | 3,922 | 14.2% |
Asia | 4,483 | 16.2% |
Africa | 722 | 2.6% |
Oceania | 83 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 17,869 | 64.6% |
Northern America | 596 | 2.2% |