Berwick, PA

Census Place

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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
15.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,819
0.858% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Berwick, 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.

99.2% of the residents in Berwick, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Berwick, PA was $156,500, and the homeownership rate was 60.3%.

Most people in Berwick, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Berwick, PA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPennsylvaniaColumbia County, PABloomsburg-Berwick, PAColumbia & Luzerne (West) Counties--Bloomsburg Town & Berwick Borough PUMA, PA

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Berwick, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.33k ± 395
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    424 ± 283
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    159 ± 227
2.63%
Hispanic Population
271 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    196 ± 101
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    166 ± 122
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Berwick, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave 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

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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Berwick, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.96%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

94.8% of the population of Berwick, PA has health coverage, with 55.8% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 7.2% on non-group plans, and 0.781% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.18%
Uninsured
55.8%
Employer Coverage
17%
Medicaid
14%
Medicare
7.2%
Non-Group
0.781%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Berwick, PA declined by 7.87% from 5.62% to 5.18%.

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