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People QuickFacts |
Berks County |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2001 estimate |
377,679 | 12,287,150 |
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Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001 |
1.1% | 0.0% |
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Population, 2000 |
373,638 | 12,281,054 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
11.0% | 3.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
61.1% | 63.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.0% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.5% | 22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
22.3 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
150,222 | 5,249,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.0% | 71.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.7% | 21.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$104,900 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
141,570 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.55 | 2.48 |
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Median household money income, 1999 |
$44,714 | $40,106 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,232 | $20,880 |
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Business QuickFacts |
Berks County |
Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 |
8,079 | 293,491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 1999 |
145,991 | 4,986,591 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 |
6.4% | 8.4% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 1999 |
17,690 | 614,594 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
7,729,356 | 172,193,216 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
3,330,720 | 109,948,462 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$9,412 | $9,150 |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 |
1,809 | 41,076 |
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Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000) |
1,528,382 | 79,310,064 |
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Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
11,661 | 365,556 |