Douglassville

Population: 322
Median home value: $471,700

Douglassville is a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to 322 residents. At $471,700, its median home value sits above Berks County's $239,700.

Between 2019 and 2023, Douglassville's population declined 27.3% from 443 to 322, while its median home value rose 241.3% from $138,200 to $471,700.

19.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2003.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 322
Median age: 73.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $471,700
Median gross rent: $1,244
Housing units: 275
Homeownership rate: 23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

443322

Median household income

$29,879$29,884

Median home value

$138,200$471,700

Median gross rent

$2,977$1,244

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	443	$29,879	$138,200	$2,977
2020	439	$29,884	$440,900	$2,888
2021	419	—	$415,000	$2,683
2022	431	—	$413,300	$1,449
2023	322	—	$471,700	$1,244

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 173.1%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over49.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	10	3.1%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	33	10.2%
35 to 44	48	14.9%
45 to 54	44	13.7%
55 to 64	18	5.6%
65 to 74	10	3.1%
75 and over	159	49.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	272	84.5%
Black or African American	20	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	118	37.8%
Some college or associate's	79	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	76	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	39	12.5%

Commute to work

Drove alone46.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home44.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42	46.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	9.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	44.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	37.3%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	23	45.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	17.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.40
Poverty rate: 10.6% (34 of 322)

	Count	Share
Family households	62	27.0%
Nonfamily households	168	73.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	230	83.6%
Vacant	45	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53	23.0%
Renter-occupied	177	77.0%

1-unit, detached19.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units18.5%

20 or more units54.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	53	19.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	7.3%
5 to 19 units	51	18.5%
20 or more units	151	54.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4219680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.2599, -75.7242