Editing Berks County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 30189
|1800= 32407
|1810= 43146
|1820= 46275
|1830= 53152
|1840= 64569
|1850= 77129
|1860= 93818
|1870= 106701
|1880= 122597
|1890= 137327
|1900= 159615
|1910= 183222
|1920= 200854
|1930= 231717
|1940= 241884
|1950= 255740
|1960= 275414
|1970= 296382
|1980= 312509
|1990= 336523
|2000= 373638
|2010= 411442
|2020= 428849
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 5, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412035529/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 12, 2013}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2019<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the county was 76.9% white non-Hispanic, 4.9% black, 0.3% Indian, 1.3% Asian, and 2.5% were two or more races. 16.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA|title=Census 2010: Pennsylvania |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Historically there is a large [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] population. It is known as part of [[Pennsylvania Dutch Country]]. More recently there is a large [[Stateside Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] population centered in the city of Reading. There were 411,442 people, 154,356 households, and 106,532 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|479|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 164,827 housing units at an average density of {{convert|191.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

According to Muninet Guide's 2010 analysis, the median household income for Berks County is $54,105.

There were 154,356 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

Berks County is home to an [[Old Order Mennonite]] community consisting of about 160 families, located in the East Penn Valley near [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania|Kutztown]] and [[Fleetwood, Pennsylvania|Fleetwood]].<ref name=berksmont82318>{{cite news|last=Orth|first=Richard L.T.|title=A Look Back in History Mennonite Plain Dutch families call Kutztown area home|work=BerksMont News|date=August 23, 2018|url=https://www.berksmontnews.com/opinion/a-look-back-in-history-mennonite-plain-dutch-families-call/article_3a8ae87a-b672-5680-bc0c-ba2cffb4d0fe.html|access-date=September 26, 2019|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926052254/https://www.berksmontnews.com/opinion/a-look-back-in-history-mennonite-plain-dutch-families-call/article_3a8ae87a-b672-5680-bc0c-ba2cffb4d0fe.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shaner|first=Richard|title=Kutztown welcomes Old Order Mennonites in 1949|work=BerksMont News|date=July 24, 2009|url=http://www.berksmontnews.com/article/BM/20090724/OPINION03/307249992|access-date=October 15, 2017|archive-date=October 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016123938/http://www.berksmontnews.com/article/BM/20090724/OPINION03/307249992|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, Old Order Mennonites bought two large farms in the [[Oley Valley]]. The Old Order Mennonites in the area belong to the [[Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church]] and use the [[horse and buggy]] as transportation. There are several farms in the area belonging to the Old Order Mennonite community and meetinghouses are located near Kutztown and Fleetwood.<ref name=berksmont92116>{{cite news|last=Orth|first=Richard L.T.|title=A Look Back in History: The Old Order Mennonite Sect at Kutztown also preserving the Historic Oley Valley|work=BerksMont News|date=September 21, 2016|url=http://www.berksmontnews.com/article/BM/20160921/NEWS/160929999|access-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Berks County, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Berks County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US42011&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Berks County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US42011&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Berks County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US42011&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|317,025
|316,406
|style='background: #ffffe6; |291,258
|84.85%
|76.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67.92%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|12,478
|16,517
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,087
|3.34%
|4.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.22%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|397
|536
|style='background: #ffffe6; |450
|0.11%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,713
|5,244
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,225
|0.99%
|1.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.45%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|57
|58
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|320
|374
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,551
|0.09%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,291
|4,952
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,667
|0.88%
|1.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|36,537
|67,355
|style='background: #ffffe6; |99,550
|9.73%
|16.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.21%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''373,638 '''
|'''411,442'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''428,849'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}