Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Bernville borough


Total Population 789 SEX Male 384 Female 405 AGE Under 5 years 57 5 to 17 years 128 18 to 20 years 23 21 to 24 years 43 25 to 44 years 244 45 to 54 years 74 55 to 59 years 38 60 to 64 years 40 65 to 74 years 78 75 to 84 years 51 85 years and over 13 Median age 35.5 Under 18 years 185 Percent of total population 23.4 65 years and over 142 Percent of total population 18.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 327 Family households (families) 238 Married-couple families 187 Percent of total households 57.2 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 40 Nonfamily households 89 Percent of total households 27.2 Householder living alone 81 Householder 65 years and over 45 Persons living in households 789 Persons per household 2.41 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 784 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 340 Occupied housing units 327 Owner occupied 209 Percent owner occupied 63.9 Renter occupied 118 Vacant housing units 13 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 172 1-unit, attached 79 2 to 4 units 63 5 to 9 units 18 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 8 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 181 Less than $50,000 41 $50,000 to $99,999 122 $100,000 to $149,999 12 $150,000 to $199,999 6 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 68,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 117 Less than $250 35 $250 to $499 70 $500 to $749 12 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 295 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 181 White 179 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997