Berwick Demographics

Demographics

Age

44.6

Median age

about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 41.8

 

about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8

 

Sex

Economics

Income

$24,021

Per capita income

 

$43,750

Median household income

 

  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: $57,015
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $67,587
 

 

 

Poverty

19.2%

Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 13.5%
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,482,811

 

Transportation to work

18.8 minutesMean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 20.6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.9 149,931,280

 

Families

Households

4,475

Number of households 

Berwick, PA Metro Area: 33,193

Pennsylvania: 5,147,783

 

 

 

2.3

Persons per household

    • a little less than the figure in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 2.4 78,452

    • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,556,941

 

 

Marital Status

 

Fertility

11.5%

Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

  • more than double the rate in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 3.9%
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 5% 145,623

 

Housing

Units & Occupancy
 

4,984

Number of housing units

the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 37,748
Pennsylvania: 5,728,788

 

 

Value
 

$109,600

Median value of owner-occupied housing units

  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: $167,600
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $197,300

 

Geographical mobility 

6.6%

Moved since previous year

  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 10.1%
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8%

Social

Educational Attainment 

85.1%High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 91.2%
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.4%
16.4%Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 27.3%
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 33.1%
     

 

Language

N/A

Persons with language other than English spoken at home

 

Place of birth

1.3%

Foreign-born population

  • about half the rate in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 2.9%
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.1%

 

 

 

Veteran Status

9%

Population with veteran status

  • about half the rate in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: 2.9%
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.1%