Muhlenberg Park

Population: 1,179
Median household income: $94,426
Median home value: $266,300

Muhlenberg Park is a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to 1,179 residents. The median household income of $94,426 is above the Berks County median ($77,684).

Between 2019 and 2023, Muhlenberg Park's population declined 28.8% from 1,656 to 1,179, while its median home value rose 61.2% from $165,200 to $266,300.

Owners occupy 98.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 57.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,179
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: $94,426
Median home value: $266,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 623
Homeownership rate: 98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6561,179

Median household income

$75,653$94,426

Median home value

$165,200$266,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,656	$75,653	$165,200
2020	1,325	$86,466	$169,600
2021	1,324	$81,415	$201,800
2022	1,176	$91,477	$220,200
2023	1,179	$94,426	$266,300

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 442.1%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6433.0%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	0.8%
5 to 17	160	13.6%
18 to 24	48	4.1%
25 to 34	127	10.8%
35 to 44	25	2.1%
45 to 54	80	6.8%
55 to 64	389	33.0%
65 to 74	198	16.8%
75 and over	143	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,005	85.2%
Black or African American	55	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	1.5%
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)	101	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	3.8%
High school graduate	385	40.0%
Some college or associate's	288	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	164	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	88	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	588	88.6%
Carpooled	28	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	7.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	246	39.9%
15 to 29 min	270	43.8%
30 to 44 min	39	6.3%
45 to 59 min	38	6.2%
60+ min	23	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 5.5% (65 of 1,179)

	Count	Share
Family households	323	56.6%
Nonfamily households	248	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	571	91.7%
Vacant	52	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	561	98.2%
Renter-occupied	10	1.8%

1-unit, detached98.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	612	98.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4252216
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3868, -75.9398