CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wernersville

Pennsylvania · 1,934 residents · 0.75 sq mi

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Wernersville is a city of 1,934 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.7% of people here. Households here earn about 29% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The median household earns $37,500, about 24% above the national median. There are 216 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,934

−10%vs 2000

vs 2,150 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−13%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(130)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(119)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(131)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(105)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(114)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(357)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(299)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(184)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(202)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(179)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(92)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,500

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,605 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,226

−30%vs 2000

vs $21,858 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,700

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$439

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $570 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(2,090)

Black0.8%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(19)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(1,913)

Black0.3%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(7)

Asian0.5%(10)

Other0.3%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.6%(156)

Mexican0.7%(19)

Ancestry

German36.2%(1,008)

Irish9.8%(272)

Canadian9.4%(262)

Polish9.2%(256)

English6.8%(189)

Italian5.5%(154)

American2.7%(74)

French2.3%(65)

Romanian1.5%(41)

Scottish1.2%(33)

Dutch1.1%(32)

Welsh1%(29)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1%(28)

Swiss0.8%(21)

Greek0.5%(14)

Norwegian0.4%(12)

Slovak0.4%(12)

British0.4%(11)

Finnish0.3%(8)

Subsaharan African0.3%(8)

Ghanaian0.3%(8)

Ukrainian0.3%(8)

Hungarian0.3%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Canadian population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.1%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.6%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.4%(357)

Married47.6%(509)

Widowed5%(54)

Divorced14%(150)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(249)

Married47.9%(570)

Widowed15.8%(188)

Divorced15.4%(183)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.9%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 79.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.1%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.6%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War30.8%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.2%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 172 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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