Strausstown

Population: 341
Median household income: $88,194
Median home value: $161,300

Strausstown is a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to 341 residents. At $88,194, its median household income sits above Berks County's $77,684.

Between 2019 and 2023, Strausstown's population declined 18.0% from 416 to 341, while its median home value rose 24.8% from $129,200 to $161,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 341
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,194
Median home value: $161,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 146
Homeownership rate: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

416341

Median household income

$48,958$88,194

Median home value

$129,200$161,300

Median gross rent

$800$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	416	$48,958	$129,200	$800
2020	337	$53,000	$124,700	$863
2021	295	—	$124,700	$825
2022	302	$77,857	$145,200	$1,150
2023	341	$88,194	$161,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2413.8%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over13.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	5.6%
5 to 17	54	15.8%
18 to 24	47	13.8%
25 to 34	45	13.2%
35 to 44	34	10.0%
45 to 54	24	7.0%
55 to 64	37	10.9%
65 to 74	36	10.6%
75 and over	45	13.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	291	85.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	2	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	11.8%
High school graduate	105	47.5%
Some college or associate's	71	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	19	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone92.7%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	166	92.7%
Carpooled	3	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	18.3%
15 to 29 min	66	39.1%
30 to 44 min	35	20.7%
45 to 59 min	37	21.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 4.7% (16 of 341)

	Count	Share
Family households	98	79.7%
Nonfamily households	25	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	123	84.2%
Vacant	23	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	91.9%
Renter-occupied	10	8.1%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached18.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	107	73.3%
1-unit, attached	27	18.5%
2 to 4 units	10	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4274744
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4918, -76.1842