Bally

Population: 1,129
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $232,100

Bally, a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, has 1,129 residents. At $75,000, its median household income sits in line with Berks County's $77,684.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bally's population declined 18.8% from 1,390 to 1,129, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $172,100 to $232,100.

22.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,129
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $232,100
Median gross rent: $1,194
Housing units: 504
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3901,129

Median household income

$72,955$75,000

Median home value

$172,100$232,100

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,194

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,390	$72,955	$172,100	$1,081
2020	1,300	$60,625	$180,100	$1,000
2021	1,167	$68,036	$186,300	$1,053
2022	1,121	$71,827	$218,400	$1,149
2023	1,129	$75,000	$232,100	$1,194

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	3.6%
5 to 17	166	14.7%
18 to 24	76	6.7%
25 to 34	171	15.1%
35 to 44	108	9.6%
45 to 54	171	15.1%
55 to 64	151	13.4%
65 to 74	132	11.7%
75 and over	113	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	937	83.0%
Black or African American	16	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	8.4%
High school graduate	339	40.1%
Some college or associate's	247	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	123	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	66	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	501	80.3%
Carpooled	55	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	7.5%
Other means	7	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	146	25.3%
15 to 29 min	213	36.9%
30 to 44 min	131	22.7%
45 to 59 min	46	8.0%
60+ min	41	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 9.1% (100 of 1,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	302	62.7%
Nonfamily households	180	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	482	95.6%
Vacant	22	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	342	71.0%
Renter-occupied	140	29.0%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached31.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	301	59.7%
1-unit, attached	156	31.0%
2 to 4 units	38	7.5%
5 to 19 units	9	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4203984
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4004, -75.5876