Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA

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US Senator
N/AJohn Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/ADave McCormick
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
34.9
1.75% 1-year increase

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N/A of the households in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, 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.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Residents by Gender and Age

76,428
Women
50.6%
74,582
Men
49.4%

The resident population of United States in N/A was 151,010 inhabitants, with 49.4% men, and 50.6% women.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    11,849 ± N/A people
  2. Mexico
    4,005 ± N/A people
  3. Guatemala
    960 ± N/A people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 11,849 Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA residents, followed by Mexico with 4,005 and Guatemala with 960.

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Economy

The economy of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA were Restaurants & Food Services (4,168 people), Construction (3,236 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,683 people), and the highest paying industries were Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($156,801), Executive offices & legislative bodies ($145,231), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($128,636).

Workforce Diversity

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30,966
Women
47%
34,966
Men
53%

The workforce of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA in 2023 was 65,932 people, with 47% woman, and 53% men.

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Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA, are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (2,180 people), Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,146 people), and Cashiers (1,724 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,168 people), Construction (3,236 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,683 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

US Senators from Pennsylvania

N/AJohn Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
N/ADave 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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US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA are White (1,045 and 59.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (353 and 20%), Black or African American (219 and 12.4%), and Two or More Races (82 and 4.64%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 9,313 students enrolled in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA, 35.2% men and 64.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,620 records, of which 64.4% were women and 35.6% men.

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Student Diversity

University

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,045 degrees mean that there were 2.96 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 353 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, NaNN% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNN% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA in N/A were N/A.

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Housing & Living

Household Income

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Wage Distribution

0.428
2023 Wage GINI in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA
0.433
2022 Wage GINI in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA

In 2023, the income inequality in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA was 0.428 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.17% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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Commute Time

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Using averages, employees in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.13% of the workforce in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

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Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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

N/A% of the population of Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Health Care Diversity

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Uninsured People

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