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Berks County, Pennsylvania
Annual housing permits and reporting coverage
- Published estimate · 2025
- 582
- Reported only · 2025
- 529
- Added by estimation · 2025
- 53
Reported and estimated units by year
| Year and source | Published estimate | Reported only | Added by estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Census file | 352 | 346 | 6 |
| 2024 Census file | 397 | 354 | 43 |
| 2025 Census file | 582 | 529 | 53 |
2024 to 2025 · published estimate +185 units · reported only +175 · added by estimation +10. This split describes the difference between the published columns.
What types of housing were authorized?
| Units in building | Published estimate | Reported only | Added by estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
| One unit | 335 | 292 | 43 |
| Two units | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Three or four units | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| Five or more units | 179 | 173 | 6 |
Local housing and rent context
| Measure | Estimate and margin |
|---|---|
| Housing units · Census table B25001 | 171,580 ± 199 |
| Median gross monthly rent · Census table B25064 | $1,181 ± $20 |
| Gross rent at least 30% of income · Census table B25070 | 52% ± 1.8 percentage points |
| Gross rent at least 50% of income | 25.8% ± 1.4 percentage points |
| Estimated households with a computed rent-to-income ratio | 43,774 |
The 2025 permit estimate amounts to 3.4 authorized units per 1,000 housing units in the ACS estimate. The numerator and denominator cover different periods.
The Vintage 2025 Census housing stock estimate changed from 172,250 in 2024 to 172,559 in 2025 (+309 units). This is a separate model-based inventory estimate.
Permit offices listed under this county code
Use the office pages for their own histories and source coverage notes.
- Albany townshipPermit office 42005500 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Alsace townshipPermit office 42011800 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Amity townshipPermit office 42013000 · Berks County · 61 authorized units
- Bally boroughPermit office 42027700 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Bechtelsville boroughPermit office 42036700 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Bern townshipPermit office 42046000 · Berks County · 3 authorized units
- Bernville boroughPermit office 42046300 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Bethel townshipPermit office 42048700 · Berks County · 8 authorized units
- Birdsboro boroughPermit office 42052300 · Berks County · 52 authorized units
- Boyertown boroughPermit office 42061900 · Berks County · Latest year unavailable
- Brecknock townshipPermit office 42067300 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Caernarvon townshipPermit office 42085000 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Centerport boroughPermit office 42099700 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Centre townshipPermit office 42101800 · Berks County · 5 authorized units
- Colebrookdale townshipPermit office 42127300 · Berks County · 24 authorized units
- Cumru townshipPermit office 42151300 · Berks County · 9 authorized units
- District townshipPermit office 42166900 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Douglass townshipPermit office 42169300 · Berks County · 14 authorized units
- Earl townshipPermit office 42179200 · Berks County · 9 authorized units
- Exeter townshipPermit office 42218800 · Berks County · 12 authorized units
- Fleetwood boroughPermit office 42232600 · Berks County · 30 authorized units
- Greenwich townshipPermit office 42272500 · Berks County · 3 authorized units
- Hamburg boroughPermit office 42278200 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Heidelberg townshipPermit office 42292900 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Hereford townshipPermit office 42296800 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Jefferson townshipPermit office 42326800 · Berks County · Latest year unavailable
- Kenhorst boroughPermit office 42338200 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Kutztown boroughPermit office 42345100 · Berks County · 8 authorized units
- Laureldale boroughPermit office 42355600 · Berks County · 12 authorized units
- Leesport boroughPermit office 42359800 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Longswamp townshipPermit office 42381700 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Lower Alsace townshipPermit office 42382900 · Berks County · 6 authorized units
- Lower Heidelberg townshipPermit office 42385300 · Berks County · 7 authorized units
- Lyons boroughPermit office 42396400 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Maidencreek townshipPermit office 42400600 · Berks County · 13 authorized units
- Marion townshipPermit office 42407500 · Berks County · 2 authorized units
- Maxatawny townshipPermit office 42411700 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Mohnton boroughPermit office 42438700 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Mount Penn boroughPermit office 42453400 · Berks County · 11 authorized units
- Muhlenberg townshipPermit office 42457000 · Berks County · 23 authorized units
- New Morgan boroughPermit office 42471600 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- North Heidelberg townshipPermit office 42486400 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Oley townshipPermit office 42502300 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Ontelaunee townshipPermit office 42504100 · Berks County · 52 authorized units
- Penn townshipPermit office 42519400 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Perry townshipPermit office 42526000 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Pike townshipPermit office 42531700 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Richmond townshipPermit office 42569500 · Berks County · 2 authorized units
- Robeson townshipPermit office 42574300 · Berks County · 54 authorized units
- Robesonia boroughPermit office 42574600 · Berks County · 7 authorized units
- Rockland townshipPermit office 42577000 · Berks County · 4 authorized units
- Ruscombmanor townshipPermit office 42583600 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Shillington boroughPermit office 42609100 · Berks County · 6 authorized units
- Shoemakersville boroughPermit office 42612700 · Berks County · 4 authorized units
- Sinking Spring boroughPermit office 42615400 · Berks County · 82 authorized units
- South Heidelberg townshipPermit office 42629200 · Berks County · 5 authorized units
- Spring townshipPermit office 42641200 · Berks County · 10 authorized units
- St. Lawrence boroughPermit office 42649000 · Berks County · Latest year unavailable
- Tilden townshipPermit office 42676300 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Topton boroughPermit office 42680800 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Tulpehocken townshipPermit office 42687100 · Berks County · 9 authorized units
- Union townshipPermit office 42694900 · Berks County · 3 authorized units
- Upper Bern townshipPermit office 42701800 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Upper Tulpehocken townshipPermit office 42710800 · Berks County · 1 authorized units
- Washington townshipPermit office 42727000 · Berks County · 13 authorized units
- Wernersville boroughPermit office 42742000 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- West Reading boroughPermit office 42762100 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
- Windsor townshipPermit office 42780400 · Berks County · 3 authorized units
- Womelsdorf boroughPermit office 42782500 · Berks County · 2 authorized units
- Wyomissing boroughPermit office 42790000 · Berks County · 0 authorized units
Sources and definitions
How to read these figures
- The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately owned housing units authorized by permits. One permit can cover multiple units. The counts describe authorizations, a stage before starts and completions.
- The published estimate includes reported units and Census estimates that fill gaps. The difference is calculated from those two columns. Reported-only units can include records from approved alternative sources. A missing report can leave an office without a usable count.
- County and state totals come from their own Census files. Permit offices can cover places across county lines or areas served by another jurisdiction. The office’s county field is used for navigation.
- ACS housing inventory and rents are survey estimates for 2020–2024. Gross rent includes rent and separately paid utilities or fuels. Rent burden is the share paying at least 30% of income among cash-rent households with a computed ratio. Margins are at 90% confidence. The margin for rent burden is approximate.
- Vintage 2025 county housing stock is a separate Census series. Its model uses building-permit data alongside other inputs. Read stock change and permits as separate measures.
Public sources retrieved November 10, 2026. Building Permits Survey annual data · Survey methodology · American Community Survey data · Download the comparison