Berwick, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

10,317

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.5

1.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.5%

23.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,800

9.84% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$156,500

Population & Diversity

Berwick, PA is home to a population of 10.3k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.19% of Berwick, PA residents were born outside of the country (329 people).

In 2024, there were 22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.33k people) in Berwick, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 424 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 159 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Berwick, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Berwick, PA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Berwick, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Berwick, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.33k ± 395
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
424 ± 283
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
159 ± 227

2.63%

Hispanic Population

271 people

2.63% of the people in Berwick, PA are hispanic (271 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Berwick, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

3.19%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

329 people

2.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

303 people

As of 2024, 3.19% of Berwick, PA residents (329 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Berwick, PA was 2.94%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Berwick, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
196 ± 101
Gulf War (2001-)
166 ± 122
Gulf War (1990s)
125 ± 168

Berwick, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Berwick, PA.

Economy

The economy of Berwick, PA employs 4.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Berwick, PA were Manufacturing (1,203 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (995 people), and Retail Trade (589 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($121,429), Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,653).

Employment

Occupations

4.82k

2024 Value

± 628

0.858%

1 Year growth

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Berwick, PA grew at a rate of 0.858%, from 4.78k employees to 4.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Berwick, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (656 people), Production Occupations (501 people), and Material Moving Occupations (461 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Berwick, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.82k

2024 Value

± 628

0.858%

1 Year growth

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Berwick, PA grew at a rate of 0.858%, from 4.78k employees to 4.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Berwick, PA, are Manufacturing (1,203 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (995 people), and Retail Trade (589 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Berwick, PA, though some of these residents may live in Berwick, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,679

Median earning men ± $11,614

$32,010

Median earning women ± $4,948

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,964), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,625), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($66,786).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,844), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,583), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($33,913).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Berwick, PA was $156,500 in 2024, which is 0.47 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,000 to $156,500, a 15.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Berwick, PA is 60.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Berwick, PA have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Berwick, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$156,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,745

$2,801

Median Property Taxes

±$454

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Berwick, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Berwick, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.3%

Homeownership

2024

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.3% of the housing units in Berwick, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Berwick, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,800

Median Household Income

± $5,192

4.64k

Number of Households

± 613

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.64k households in Berwick, PA grew to $49,800 from the previous year's value of $45,338.

The following chart displays the households in Berwick, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Berwick, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.6%)
Worked At Home (8.96%)
Carpooled (6.16%)

In 2024, 79.6% of workers in Berwick, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.96%) and those who carpooled to work (6.16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Berwick, PA have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Berwick, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Berwick, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Berwick, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Berwick, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Berwick, PA (1.69k out of 10.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Berwick, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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