ZIP Code 19508

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 15,066
Median household income: $83,409
Median home value: $242,100

ZIP Code 19508 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 15,066 residents. Its median household income of $83,409 runs above the Berks County figure of $77,684.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 19508's population declined 4.6% from 15,796 to 15,066, while its median gross rent rose 23.2% from $899 to $1,108.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.2% of the population. 79.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,066
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,409
Median home value: $242,100
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 6,357
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,79615,066

Median household income

$69,549$83,409

Median home value

$187,300$242,100

Median gross rent

$899$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,796	$69,549	$187,300	$899
2020	15,523	$73,442	$197,200	$896
2021	15,352	$73,488	$201,700	$922
2022	15,415	$81,321	$227,800	$992
2023	15,066	$83,409	$242,100	$1,108

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,012	6.7%
5 to 17	2,096	13.9%
18 to 24	978	6.5%
25 to 34	2,032	13.5%
35 to 44	1,564	10.4%
45 to 54	2,259	15.0%
55 to 64	2,375	15.8%
65 to 74	1,608	10.7%
75 and over	1,142	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,582	90.2%
Black or African American	216	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.5%
Two or more races	703	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	422	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	878	8.0%
High school graduate	4,372	39.8%
Some college or associate's	2,673	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,983	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,074	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,260	79.9%
Carpooled	387	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	135	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	988	12.6%
Other means	64	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,224	17.9%
15 to 29 min	2,792	40.8%
30 to 44 min	1,325	19.4%
45 to 59 min	893	13.0%
60+ min	612	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 10.8% (1,626 of 14,999)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,268	70.0%
Nonfamily households	1,828	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,096	95.9%
Vacant	261	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,950	81.2%
Renter-occupied	1,146	18.8%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,451	70.0%
1-unit, attached	994	15.6%
2 to 4 units	411	6.5%
5 to 19 units	259	4.1%
20 or more units	45	0.7%
Mobile home & other	197	3.1%

ZIP Code 19508

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