Wernersville

Population: 2,767
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $218,100

Wernersville is a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,767 residents. Its median household income of $71,500 runs below the Berks County figure of $77,684.

From 2019 to 2023, Wernersville's population held roughly steady from 2,793 to 2,767, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $167,600 to $218,100.

The median gross rent is $1,576. 31.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,767
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $218,100
Median gross rent: $1,576
Housing units: 1,263
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7932,767

Median household income

$55,495$71,500

Median home value

$167,600$218,100

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,576

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,793	$55,495	$167,600	$1,036
2020	2,757	$53,964	$169,500	$1,067
2021	2,780	$56,282	$170,300	$1,301
2022	2,768	$63,240	$197,800	$1,487
2023	2,767	$71,500	$218,100	$1,576

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	7.0%
5 to 17	424	15.3%
18 to 24	125	4.5%
25 to 34	326	11.8%
35 to 44	311	11.2%
45 to 54	291	10.5%
55 to 64	313	11.3%
65 to 74	361	13.0%
75 and over	422	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,416	87.3%
Black or African American	133	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	137	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	3.3%
High school graduate	871	43.0%
Some college or associate's	446	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	498	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	143	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	980	78.8%
Carpooled	87	7.0%
Public transit	7	0.6%
Walked	13	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	11.8%
Other means	10	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	270	24.6%
15 to 29 min	490	44.7%
30 to 44 min	130	11.9%
45 to 59 min	104	9.5%
60+ min	103	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 7.1% (191 of 2,696)

	Count	Share
Family households	573	48.5%
Nonfamily households	609	51.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,182	93.6%
Vacant	81	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	834	70.6%
Renter-occupied	348	29.4%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached27.2%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units21.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	570	45.1%
1-unit, attached	344	27.2%
2 to 4 units	59	4.7%
5 to 19 units	17	1.3%
20 or more units	270	21.4%
Mobile home & other	3	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4282296
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3304, -76.0827