East Berwick, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,279

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

55.2

3.33% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.06%

60.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$98,697

3.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$221,800

Population & Diversity

East Berwick, PA is home to a population of 2.28k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.35% of East Berwick, PA residents were born outside of the country (122 people).

In 2024, there were 7.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.93k people) in East Berwick, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 253 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 56 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of East Berwick, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Berwick, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Berwick, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.93k ± 405
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
253 ± 302
Other (Hispanic)
56 ± 104

14.6%

Hispanic Population

332 people

14.6% of the people in East Berwick, PA are hispanic (332 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East 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

5.35%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

122 people

3.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

85 people

As of 2024, 5.35% of East Berwick, PA residents (122 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 East Berwick, PA was 3.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
34 ± 30
Gulf War (2001-)
18 ± 35
Korea
8 ± 18

East Berwick, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of East Berwick, PA employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Berwick, PA were Manufacturing (312 people), Retail Trade (250 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (146 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($97,361), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,827), and Transportation & Warehousing ($78,819).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k

2024 Value

± 314

−12.9%

1 Year decline

± 42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Berwick, PA declined at a rate of −12.9%, from 1.33k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Berwick, PA, are Management Occupations (254 people), Sales & Related Occupations (161 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (105 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East 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

1.16k

2024 Value

± 314

−12.9%

1 Year decline

± 42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Berwick, PA declined at a rate of −12.9%, from 1.33k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Berwick, PA, are Manufacturing (312 people), Retail Trade (250 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (146 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Berwick, PA, though some of these residents may live in East Berwick, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$79,028

Median earning men ± $26,356

$46,932

Median earning women ± $19,706

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($120,278), Construction ($68,182), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,768).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,929), Manufacturing ($58,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,766).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Berwick, PA was $221,800 in 2024, which is 0.667 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,400 to $221,800, a 15.9% increase. The homeownership rate in East Berwick, PA is 91.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Berwick, PA have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Berwick, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$221,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$83,300

$927

Median Property Taxes

±$262

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 East Berwick, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

91.7%

Homeownership

2024

73.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.7% of the housing units in East Berwick, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East 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.

$98,697

Median Household Income

± $25,092

1.01k

Number of Households

± 267

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.01k households in East Berwick, PA grew to $98,697 from the previous year's value of $95,100.

The following chart displays the households in East 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East 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 (64.4%)
Worked At Home (30.6%)
Carpooled (3.72%)

In 2024, 64.4% of workers in East Berwick, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.6%) and those who carpooled to work (3.72%).

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

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Berwick, PA have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.748% of the workforce in East Berwick, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in East 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 East Berwick, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Berwick, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Berwick, PA (161 out of 2.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Berwick, PA is White, followed by Black 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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