Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA

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US Senator
N/AJohn Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/ADave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35
0.287% 1-year increase

About

42.4% of the households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.5% of the residents in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA are U.S. citizens.

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Population & Diversity

Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 89.5% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA are Spanish (55,512 households), Haitian (571 households), and Other & Unspecified Languages (377 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.5%
2024 Citizenship
91.6%
2023 Citizenship

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Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    55,512 households (39.4%)
  2. Haitian
    571 households (0.405%)
  3. Other & Unspecified Languages
    377 households (0.267%)

42.4% of the households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA was Spanish. 39.4% of the households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Economy

Males in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA have an average income that is 1.16 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,655. The income inequality in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Civics

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

N/AJohn Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
N/ADave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%
Homeownership
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60.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA have 2 cars.

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Poverty