ZIP 19505 · Bechtelsville
Who lives in ZIP code 19505 (Bechtelsville, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bechtelsville, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People3,135
Median age60.0
Household income$95,500
Home value$301,921
Median rent$1,148/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+17.5%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 153 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,536
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
41.8% are 65 or older; 87.3% are adults.
Household income
48.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,135.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.3%
- Never married
- 14.3%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.41
- Dual-income families
- 57.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.3%
- Rent burden
- 13.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.4%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 12.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.