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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Berwick is $19,631, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Berwick median household income is $39,098, which has grown by 42.48% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Berwick residents spend 18.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1419

Berwick, PA	19,631 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Berwick, PA	25,344 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Berwick, PA	31,090 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Berwick, PA	16,975 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1301

Berwick, PA	39,098 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Berwick, PA	47,598 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #415

Berwick, PA	42.48%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Berwick, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.46%	$7,727, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.58%	$15,737, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.60%	$2,131, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.60%	$12,796, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Berwick, PA	42,584 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Berwick, PA	54,710 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Berwick, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$39,649, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$39,674, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,574, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$31,026, see rank	$65,319	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Berwick, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$18,698, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,344, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,143, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$21,399, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Berwick, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,320, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	3,637, 43.71%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,630, 72.31%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,630, 72.31%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,423, 92.13%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	207, 7.87%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,007, 27.69%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	4,683, 56.29%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,535, 54.13%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.30%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,521, 53.83%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,297, 91.11%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	224, 8.89%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,148, 45.87%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Berwick, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,657, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,898, 83.70%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	474, 10.18%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	15, 0.32%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	113, 2.43%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 0.30%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	143, 3.07%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Berwick, PA	18.5 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Berwick, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,720	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	2,423, 51.33%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	469, 19.36%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	269, 11.10%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	355, 14.65%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	25, 1.03%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	197, 8.13%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	994, 41.02%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	2,297, 48.67%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	403, 17.54%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	609, 26.51%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	997, 43.40%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	288, 12.54%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Berwick, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,720, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	25, 0.53%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	169, 3.58%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,031, 21.84%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	143, 3.03%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	906, 19.19%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	333, 7.06%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	76, 1.61%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	201, 4.26%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	304, 6.44%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	835, 17.69%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	373, 7.90%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	122, 2.58%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	202, 4.28%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Berwick, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,653	16.35%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	245	9.35%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.