Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Berks County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 373,638 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 373,638 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 36,357 9.7%
Male 182,956 49.0%     Mexican 6,562 1.8%
Female 190,682 51.0%     Puerto Rican 22,038 5.9%
          Cuban 385 0.1%
Under 5 years 23,032 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 7,372 2.0%
5 to 9 years 26,574 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 337,281 90.3%
10 to 14 years 26,874 7.2%     White alone 317,025 84.8%
15 to 19 years 26,494 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 21,972 5.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 47,454 12.7%       Total population 373,638 100.0%
35 to 44 years 60,489 16.2%   In households 361,219 96.7%
45 to 54 years 51,305 13.7%     Householder 141,570 37.9%
55 to 59 years 18,388 4.9%     Spouse 78,517 21.0%
60 to 64 years 14,866 4.0%     Child 107,847 28.9%
65 to 74 years 28,766 7.7%       Own child under 18 years 83,826 22.4%
75 to 84 years 20,164 5.4%     Other relatives 15,112 4.0%
85 years and over 7,260 1.9%       Under 18 years 5,600 1.5%
          Nonrelatives 18,173 4.9%
Median age (years) 37.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 9,176 2.5%
        In group quarters 12,419 3.3%
18 years and over 281,729 75.4%     Institutionalized population 5,204 1.4%
  Male 135,547 36.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 7,215 1.9%
  Female 146,182 39.1%        
21 years and over 265,519 71.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 65,004 17.4%       Total households 141,570 100.0%
65 years and over 56,190 15.0%   Family households (families) 98,463 69.6%
  Male 23,304 6.2%       With own children under 18 years 44,861 31.7%
  Female 32,886 8.8%     Married couple family 78,517 55.5%
            With own children under 18 years 33,370 23.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 14,038 9.9%
One race 368,028 98.5%       With own children under 18 years 8,218 5.8%
  White 329,460 88.2%   Nonfamily households 43,107 30.4%
  Black or African American 13,778 3.7%     Householder living alone 34,833 24.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 611 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 15,191 10.7%
  Asian 3,785 1.0%        
    Asian Indian 871 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 48,610 34.3%
    Chinese 582 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 38,064 26.9%
    Filipino 325 0.1%        
    Japanese 155 0.0%   Average household size 2.55 (X)
    Korean 330 0.1%   Average family size 3.05 (X)
    Vietnamese 1,066 0.3%        
    Other Asian1 456 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 77 0.0%       Total housing units 150,222 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 11 0.0%   Occupied housing units 141,570 94.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 25 0.0%   Vacant housing units 8,652 5.8%
    Samoan 14 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 744 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 27 0.0%        
  Some other race 20,317 5.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7% (X)
Two or more races 5,610 1.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 334,045 89.4%       Occupied housing units 141,570 100.0%
Black or African American 15,993 4.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 104,719 74.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,631 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 36,851 26.0%
Asian 4,545 1.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 306 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.65 (X)
Some other race 23,051 6.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.27 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.