19539 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 19539, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

19539 is a zip code in Berks County and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, which covers Longswamp, Maxatawny, Rockland, and Lower Macungie, with a total population of 4,071 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 19539 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 19539.

The estimated population of people living in 19539 is 4,071, with a median age of 43.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 19539 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
4,071
 -14.11% -14.92%
2020
4,740
 -2.23% -
2019
4,848
+0.6%
-
2018
4,819
+0.71%
-
2017
4,785
 - -

Population of 19539 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 19539 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
98.2%
97.4%
 +0.82%
Black/African American
0.8%
0.4%
 +100.00%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
0.9%
1.6%
 -43.75%
Asian
0%
0.6%
 -100.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 19539 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 19539 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 19539 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 19539 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43.8 -7.2% 47.1 +10.3% 41.9 -14.31%
2020 47.2 +15.12% 42.7 +18.94% 48.9 +8.43%
2019 41 -10.68% 35.9 -14.52% 45.1 -5.25%
2018 45.9 +9.03% 42 +16.99% 47.6 +0.63%
2017 42.1 - 35.9 - 47.3 -

The median age of the 19539 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 19539 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 438 -66.89% 223 2.49% 170 215
10 to 19 373 -22.99% 161 +28.67% 291 197
20 to 29 300 -22.39% 273 +5.15% 238 276
30 to 39 183 +21.26% 272 -60.31% 216 130
40 to 49 323 -3.08% 357 +7.17% 305 377
50 to 59 388 -21.15% 394 -21.06% 310 314
60 to 69 298 +16.17% 220 +59.11% 348 370
70+ 260 -11.69% 322 -40.5% 195 119

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 19539 zip code is $87,042.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 19539.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $93,524.00
  • 45 to 64
    $112,105.00
  • 65 and over
    $50,682.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 19539 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 19539, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 19539 is currently $114,291.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

8.48% of households in 19539 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 19539 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    9.30%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    14.80%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.65%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    19.80%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.98%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    11.01%
  • $200,000 or more
    8.48%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 19539 is $44,916.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 19539 by the total population of 19539.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 19539 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 19539 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    18.46%
  • Bachelor's degree
    22.23%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.62%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    47.50%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.19%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 19539 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 19539 zip over the age of 16 is 3,308.

Of those people, a total of 75.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 19539 is 74.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 19539 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 110 53.60% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 209 78.90% 16.40%
25 to 29 years 305 100.00% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 255 93.70% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 460 93.90% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 672 92.60% 2.10%
55 to 59 years 265 95.80% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 426 74.40% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 448 21.40% 0.00%
75 years and over 158 0.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 19539. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 3,281 75.30% 1.60%
Black or African American 20 65.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 7 100.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 21 100.00% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,260 75.10% 1.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 19539 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 19539 is 2,449, with median earnings of $51,482.00.

Women in 19539 are earning approximately 53.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 2,449 $51,482.00
Male 1,256 $57,230.00
Female 1,193 $30,830.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 19539 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 213 $30,964.00
Business and Financial 136 $56,029.00
Computer and Mathematical 37 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 71 $126,250.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 21 $0.00
Community and Social Service 15 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 275 $15,592.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 19 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 141 $49,896.00
Healthcare Support 39 $27,813.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 154 $11,200.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 88 $32,946.00
Personal Care and Service 20 $27,188.00
Sales 130 $31,837.00
Office and Administrative Support 229 $51,440.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 71 $250,001.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 160 $53,900.00
Production 420 $66,500.00
Transportation and Material Moving 59 $103,819.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 19539 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 19539.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 93 $54,830.00 120 $27,120.00
Business and Financial 62 $123,500.00 74 $43,833.00
Computer and Mathematical 24 $0.00 13 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 55 $127,708.00 16 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 21 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 15 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 50 $51,000.00 225 $4,844.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 19 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 21 $0.00 120 $55,078.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 39 $27,813.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 80 $8,017.00 74 $23,032.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 77 $33,438.00 11 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 20 $27,188.00
Sales 52 $67,097.00 78 $30,510.00
Office and Administrative Support 75 $51,193.00 154 $51,667.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 71 $250,001.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 160 $53,900.00 0 $0.00
Production 347 $69,821.00 73 $52,944.00
Transportation and Material Moving 18 $0.00 41 $195,060.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 1,581 households in 19539, with an average household size of 2.57 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,121 families living in the 19539 zip code with an average family size of 2.98 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 19539:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,004 15 102 460
Average Household Size 3.06 3.27 3.33 1.32
Total Families 1,004 15 102 0
Average Household Size 2.98 3.27 2.92 0

Poverty

Of the 1,121 families living in 19539, 1.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 19539:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 1,581 housing units in 19539.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,581 100.00%
Vacant 0 0.00%

10.06% of the total 1,581 housing units in 19539 are rental units. This is approximately 159 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,386 are occupied by the owner - or 87.67% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 19539 is $1,366.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 19539 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    36
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    68
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    19
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    72
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 19539 is $216,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 19539 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    57
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    21
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    105
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    424
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    428
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    280
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    52
  • $1,000,000 or more
    19

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 19539. The chart below shows the number of properties in 19539 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    395
  • 1940 to 1949
    54
  • 1950 to 1959
    142
  • 1960 to 1969
    156
  • 1970 to 1979
    284
  • 1980 to 1989
    190
  • 1990 to 1999
    209
  • 2000 to 2009
    119
  • 2010 to 2013
    32
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 19539 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    52
  • 1 vehicle available
    191
  • 2 vehicles available
    745
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    593

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 19539 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 19539 that commute to work in a particular way.

20.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 19539.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    129
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    399
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    405
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    293
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    189
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    185
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    281
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    106
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    80
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    200
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    42
  • 90 or more minutes
    0

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 19539 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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