---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Berks County, PA"
classification: county
fips: "42011"
state: "PA"
demographics:
  population: 433015
  population_under_18: 95140
  population_18_64: 259775
  population_65_plus: 78100
  median_household_income: 79777
  poverty_rate: 12.23
  homeownership_rate: 71.27
  unemployment_rate: 5.43
  median_home_value: 257300
  gini_index: 0.4455
  vacancy_rate: 4.86
  race_white: 301447
  race_black: 19969
  race_asian: 5859
  race_native: 2854
  hispanic: 107531
  bachelors_plus: 112321
districts:
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/04"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4302
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/09"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3668
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/06"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2029
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/senate/48"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4834
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/senate/11"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2367
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/senate/24"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1741
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/senate/13"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0767
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/senate/44"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.029
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/5"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2896
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/130"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.242
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/124"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2131
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/128"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1607
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/99"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0406
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/126"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0305
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/129"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0149
  - to: "us/states/pa/districts/house/127"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0085
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, pa]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Berks County, PA

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 433015 |
| Under 18 | 95140 |
| 18–64 | 259775 |
| 65+ | 78100 |
| Median household income | 79777 |
| Poverty rate | 12.23 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.27 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.43 |
| Median home value | 257300 |
| Gini index | 0.4455 |
| Vacancy rate | 4.86 |
| White | 301447 |
| Black | 19969 |
| Asian | 5859 |
| Native | 2854 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 107531 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 112321 |

## Districts

- [PA-04](/us/states/pa/districts/04.md) — 43% (congressional)
- [PA-09](/us/states/pa/districts/09.md) — 37% (congressional)
- [PA-06](/us/states/pa/districts/06.md) — 20% (congressional)
- [PA Senate District 48](/us/states/pa/districts/senate/48.md) — 48% (state senate)
- [PA Senate District 11](/us/states/pa/districts/senate/11.md) — 24% (state senate)
- [PA Senate District 24](/us/states/pa/districts/senate/24.md) — 17% (state senate)
- [PA Senate District 13](/us/states/pa/districts/senate/13.md) — 8% (state senate)
- [PA Senate District 44](/us/states/pa/districts/senate/44.md) — 3% (state senate)
- [PA House District 5](/us/states/pa/districts/house/5.md) — 29% (state house)
- [PA House District 130](/us/states/pa/districts/house/130.md) — 24% (state house)
- [PA House District 124](/us/states/pa/districts/house/124.md) — 21% (state house)
- [PA House District 128](/us/states/pa/districts/house/128.md) — 16% (state house)
- [PA House District 99](/us/states/pa/districts/house/99.md) — 4% (state house)
- [PA House District 126](/us/states/pa/districts/house/126.md) — 3% (state house)
- [PA House District 129](/us/states/pa/districts/house/129.md) — 1% (state house)
- [PA House District 127](/us/states/pa/districts/house/127.md) — 1% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries