Bechtelsville

Population: 848
Median household income: $83,229
Median home value: $232,100

Bechtelsville is a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to 848 residents. At $83,229, its median household income sits above Berks County's $77,684.

From 2019 to 2023, Bechtelsville's population declined 15.5% from 1,003 to 848, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $186,900 to $232,100.

Households average 2.35 people. The median gross rent is $1,222.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 848
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $83,229
Median home value: $232,100
Median gross rent: $1,222
Housing units: 363
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,003848

Median household income

$75,368$83,229

Median home value

$186,900$232,100

Median gross rent

$1,021$1,222

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,003	$75,368	$186,900	$1,021
2020	916	$77,321	$179,700	$1,033
2021	873	$81,477	$189,500	$1,037
2022	907	$89,107	$212,700	$1,292
2023	848	$83,229	$232,100	$1,222

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3420.8%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	4.2%
5 to 17	142	16.7%
18 to 24	48	5.7%
25 to 34	176	20.8%
35 to 44	84	9.9%
45 to 54	123	14.5%
55 to 64	148	17.5%
65 to 74	49	5.8%
75 and over	42	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	771	90.9%
Black or African American	17	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.8%
Two or more races	19	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate41.8%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	8.5%
High school graduate	260	41.8%
Some college or associate's	162	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	124	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	359	74.0%
Carpooled	76	15.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	3	0.6%
Worked from home	47	9.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	133	30.4%
15 to 29 min	130	29.7%
30 to 44 min	52	11.9%
45 to 59 min	78	17.8%
60+ min	45	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 8.5% (72 of 848)

	Count	Share
Family households	237	65.7%
Nonfamily households	124	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	361	99.4%
Vacant	2	0.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	270	74.8%
Renter-occupied	91	25.2%

1-unit, detached43.5%

1-unit, attached36.4%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	158	43.5%
1-unit, attached	132	36.4%
2 to 4 units	43	11.8%
5 to 19 units	29	8.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4204896
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3702, -75.6308