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West Hamburg, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 1,979.
Males: 920  (46.5%)
Females: 1,059  (53.5%)
Median resident age:

52.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $72,070
West Hamburg:

$72,070
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,723

West Hamburg CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $248,200
West Hamburg:

$248,200
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $198,276; detached houses: $278,320; mobile homes: $77,297

Median gross rent in 2022: $784.

March 2022 cost of living index in West Hamburg: 95.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.0%
(5.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents)

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  • Races in West Hamburg, PA (2022)
    • 1,75591.4%White alone
    • 603.1%Two or more races
    • 231.2%Black alone
    • 221.1%Hispanic
    • 130.7%Asian alone

Races in West Hamburg detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (33.8%), Pennsylvania German (10.2%), American (7.9%), Dutch (6.4%), English (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 470 feet

56 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

This place:

2.9%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (14.8 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (59.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Hamburg borough, PA (1.1 miles ),
Edenburg, PA (1.6 miles ),
Port Clinton borough, PA (1.7 miles ),
Shoemakersville borough, PA (1.9 miles ),
Centerport borough, PA (2.1 miles ),
Mohrsville, PA (2.3 miles ),
Auburn borough, PA (2.4 miles ),
Deer Lake borough, PA (2.4 miles )

Latitude: 40.55 N, Longitude: 76.00 W

Distribution of median household income in West Hamburg, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in West Hamburg, PA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 103. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

103
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.0450. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0450
U.S.:

0.2513
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2015 was 7.80. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.80
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.247. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.247
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 30.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.9
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2014 was 13.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

13.2
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.7. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.7
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00391. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00391
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

West Hamburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the West Hamburg place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 11/4/1950, a category F3 tornado 10.9 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

West Hamburg-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 209.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 15.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 15.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 250.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 238.4 miles away from West Hamburg center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 298.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Berks County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Tropical Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near West Hamburg:

  • LAUREL CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; HAMBURG, PA)
  • SETON MANOR INC (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ORWIGSBURG, PA)
  • REST HAVEN (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
  • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; READING, PA)
  • MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-LAURELDALE (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; LAURELDALE, PA)
  • LEADER NSG/REHAB LAURELDALE (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; READING, PA)
  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE KUTZTOWN (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; KUTZTOWN, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Hamburg:

  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (about 12 miles; Kutztown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,099)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (about 14 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,605)
  • Albright College (about 14 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,319)
  • McCann School of Business & Technology (about 16 miles; Pottsville, PA; FT enrollment: 3,412)
  • Reading Area Community College (about 16 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,941)
  • Alvernia University (about 17 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,461)
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College (about 23 miles; Schnecksville, PA; FT enrollment: 4,391)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Tilden Corporate Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in West Hamburg: Faith Bible Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Berks County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

68.1%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

9.4%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
127 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010

For population 15 years and over in West Hamburg:

Marital status in West Hamburg, PA
  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 15.4%
  • Divorced: 16.6%

For population 25 years and over in West Hamburg:

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.8
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Hamburg
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for West Hamburg, PA (based on Berks County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant80,575177
Catholic75,67222
Evangelical Protestant33,376168
Other3,99623
Orthodox2,2755
Black Protestant1,0627
None214,486-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 75
Here:

1.87 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
This county:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
Berks County:

0.37 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 115
Here:

2.86 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 252
This county:

6.28 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

7.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.0%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.0%
State:

11.5%

4.47% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,739 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.47%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($86 average AGI)
Berks County:

0.02%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Montgomery County, PA  0.71% ($61,792 average AGI)
from Lehigh County, PA  0.34% ($56,219)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.31% ($55,810)


4.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,184 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.50%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($95 average AGI)
Berks County:

0.02%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.46% ($54,111 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.42% ($53,653)
to Chester County, PA  0.26% ($74,188)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Hamburg:

  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Hamburg:

  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Hamburg:

  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • West Hamburg, Pennsylvania
  • Fatal accident count15
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents31
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:1
  • Fatalities15
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents50
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents1
  • Pennsylvania average
  • Fatal accident count15415
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents24128
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons4819
  • Fatalities16726
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents36880
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents2377
See more detailed statistics of West Hamburg fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 16Number of bridges
  • 79ft / 23.8mTotal length
  • $1,967,000Total costs
  • 166,889Total average daily traffic
  • 46,257Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in West Hamburg, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 31930-1939
  • 41950-1959
  • 61960-1969
  • 21980-1989
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for West Hamburg, PA

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • WEST HAMBURG, 4.1 Mi Se Of Int Of Sr 61 And Sr 895 (Lat: 40.554806 Lon: -76.001861), Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WPNL647,
    Assigned Frequencies: 10553.1 MHz, Grant Date: 04/01/1998, Expiration Date: 04/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 07/13/1998, Phone: (940) 545-2224


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Hamburg, PA
  • 43.1%Utility gas
  • 36.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.5%Electricity
  • 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.7%Other fuel
  • 2.4%Coal or coke
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Hamburg, PA
  • 70.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 29.3%Utility gas


West Hamburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.

West Hamburg on our top lists:

  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Trinidad and Tobago (population 500+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
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