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Birdsboro, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
14,871
Median household income
$84,826
People below poverty
12.3%
Median home value
$248,800

Income

The median income of households in 19508 was $84,826. An estimated 4.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 14.3
$50,000 to $74,999 12.2
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 22.5
$150,000 to $199,999 10.7
$200,000 or more 9.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 73423
Female 53931

An estimated 77.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,931. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.5
Social Security 35.2
Retirement income 26.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.4
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.5

In 2020-2024, 10.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19508 in 2020-2024, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.3% and public coverage was 35.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.2%.


In 2020-2024, 19508 had a total population of 14,871 - 7,765 (52.2%) females and 7,106 (47.8%) males. The median age was 41.6 years. An estimated 21.9% of the population was under 18 years, 29.1% was 19 to 44 years, 27.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19508 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 300 651
5 to 9 547 337
10 to 14 456 447
15 to 19 445 415
20 to 24 320 371
25 to 29 476 400
30 to 34 407 584
35 to 39 534 471
40 to 44 300 472
45 to 49 558 477
50 to 54 471 388
55 to 59 534 587
60 to 64 501 589
65 to 69 473 521
70 to 74 328 388
75 to 79 238 307
80 to 84 125 186
85 and over 93 174

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.9% were White; 1.5% were Black or African American; 4.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.1% of the people in 19508 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.7% of the people in 19508 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,952 households in 19508. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.4% of the households in 19508 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.7% of all households, while 13.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.4% of all households.

In 19508, 30.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.4
Cohabiting Couples 8.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.8% of males and 53.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.7 23.6
Now married, except separated 60.8 53.2
Separated 2.6 0.4
Widowed 2.1 9.6
Divorced 6.8 13.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19508, 425 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 21.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.6% of the people living in 19508 were U.S. natives. 84.9% of the 19508 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.4% of 19508 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 50.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19508 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 19508.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 25
Asia 45.3
Europe 29.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19508 in 2020-2024, 3.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 1.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 19508 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.9
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19508 was 2,852 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 227 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,215. College or graduate school enrollment was 410.

Educational Attainment of People in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.1
High school diploma or equivalency 40.9
Some college, no degree 15.7
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 19.1
Graduate or professional degree 9.8

Disability

In 19508, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.1% of people under 18 years old, to 10.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19508, 64.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,564 86.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 583 7.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 474 6.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19508 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 15.7
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 1.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19508 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,111 40.8
Service occupations 887 11.6
Sales and office occupations 1,426 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 781 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,416 18.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.8% of 19508 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 1.1
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 16.3

In 2020-2024, 19508 had a total of 6,128 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.4
Mobile homes 4.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19508 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 79.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19508 had 5,952 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 176 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81% while renters occupied 19%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.61 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.02.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 25.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19508:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 44.2
Electricity 23.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 28.8
All other fuels 3.4
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19508 was $248,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.8 % had a mortgage. 41.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,730 and for owners without a mortgage it was $731.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19508 was $1,172. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.