Berks County (East) PUMA, PA

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US Senator

N/AJohn Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ADave McCormick

Republican Party

About

6.97% of the households in Berks County (East) 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.

Berks County (East) PUMA, PA borders Schuylkill County PUMA, PA, Berks County (Northwest)--Wyomissing Borough PUMA, PA, Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA, Carbon & Lehigh (North) Counties PUMA, PA, Lehigh County (South, Outside Allentown & Bethlehem Cities)--Emmaus Borough PUMA, PA, Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA, Montgomery County (Eastern Upper) PUMA, PA, and Chester County (North) PUMA, PA.

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United States Pennsylvania

Population & Diversity

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Berks County (East) PUMA, PA are Spanish (5,285 households), Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (1,154 households), and German (487 households).

Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
5,285 households (3.67%)
Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
1,154 households (0.802%)
German
487 households (0.339%)

6.97% of the households in Berks County (East) 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 (East) PUMA, PA was Spanish. 3.67% of the households in Berks County (East) PUMA, PA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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.