Mount Penn

Population: 3,236
Median household income: $61,544
Median home value: $163,300

Mount Penn, a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, has 3,236 residents. Its median household income of $61,544 runs below the Berks County figure of $77,684.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Penn's population grew 3.5% from 3,126 to 3,236, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $110,700 to $163,300.

Owners occupy 63.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,236
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,544
Median home value: $163,300
Median gross rent: $940
Housing units: 1,409
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1263,236

Median household income

$47,455$61,544

Median home value

$110,700$163,300

Median gross rent

$997$940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,126	$47,455	$110,700	$997
2020	3,112	$47,198	$110,700	$971
2021	3,213	$56,210	$121,000	$880
2022	3,222	$60,357	$148,000	$988
2023	3,236	$61,544	$163,300	$940

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 643.7%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	3.0%
5 to 17	662	20.5%
18 to 24	374	11.6%
25 to 34	470	14.5%
35 to 44	418	12.9%
45 to 54	398	12.3%
55 to 64	121	3.7%
65 to 74	390	12.1%
75 and over	306	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,815	56.1%
Black or African American	221	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.6%
Two or more races	263	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	919	28.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate46.1%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	197	9.4%
High school graduate	970	46.1%
Some college or associate's	621	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	238	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	77	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.6%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,351	69.1%
Carpooled	192	9.8%
Public transit	32	1.6%
Walked	161	8.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	211	10.8%
Other means	7	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	510	29.3%
15 to 29 min	871	50.0%
30 to 44 min	192	11.0%
45 to 59 min	85	4.9%
60+ min	85	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 12.9% (416 of 3,218)

	Count	Share
Family households	765	58.2%
Nonfamily households	550	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,315	93.3%
Vacant	94	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	833	63.3%
Renter-occupied	482	36.7%

1-unit, detached33.8%

1-unit, attached39.7%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	476	33.8%
1-unit, attached	559	39.7%
2 to 4 units	161	11.4%
5 to 19 units	150	10.6%
20 or more units	63	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251760
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3286, -75.8898