Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $248,200
Douglassville:
$248,200
PA:
$245,500
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $413,211; detached houses: $411,623
Median gross rent in 2022: $1,490.
March 2022 cost of living index in Douglassville: 98.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.2%
(3.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 103. This is significantly worse than average.
City:
103
U.S.:
73
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.0450. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0450
U.S.:
0.2513
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2015 was 7.80. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.80
U.S.:
5.11
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.247. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.247
U.S.:
1.515
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.1. This is about average.Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
31.1
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2014 was 13.2. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
13.2
U.S.:
19.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.3. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
14.3
U.S.:
8.1
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00391. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00391
U.S.:
0.00931
Tornado activity:
Douglassville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/27/1994, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the Douglassville place center killed 3 peopleand injured 25 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 11/4/1950, a category F3 tornado 14.6 miles away from the place center injured one personand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Douglassville-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 201.1 miles away from Douglassville 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 17.1 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 15.5 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 265.3 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 258.6 miles away from Douglassville center On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.0 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 Douglassville:
MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-POTTSTOWN (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; POTTSTOWN, PA)
LIFEPATH, INC (Hospital, about 6 miles away; POTTSTOWN, PA)
RENAL CARE CENTER - POTTSTOWN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; POTTSTOWN, PA)
TRI COUNTY HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; POTTSTOWN, PA)
US RENAL CARE POTTSTOWN (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; POTTSTOWN, PA)
LIFEPATH, INC (Hospital, about 7 miles away; POTTSTOWN, PA)
VNA OF POTTSTOWN AND VICINITY (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; POTTSTOWN, PA)
Amtrak stations near Douglassville:
18 miles: EXTON (CREST AVE. OFF RTE. 100) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, public transit connection.
18 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.) . Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
20 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Operable nuclear power plants near Douglassville:
5 miles: Limerick 1 and 2 in Pottstown, PA.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Douglassville:
Alvernia University (about 12 miles; Reading, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,461)
Albright College (about 12 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,319)
Reading Area Community College (about 13 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,941)
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (about 14 miles; Exton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,731)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (about 15 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,605)
Immaculata University (about 18 miles; Immaculata, PA; FT enrollment: 2,912)
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (about 18 miles; Kutztown, PA; FT enrollment: 9,099)
Public elementary/middle schools in Douglassville:
Notable locations in Douglassville: Amity Township Sewage Treatment Plant (A), General Douglass House (B), Covered Bridge Keepers House (C), Mouns Jones House (D), Irey Mansion (E), White Horse Tavern (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Berks County Historic Preservation Trust (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 31 Old Philadelphia Pik).
Hotel: Econo Lodge (387 Ben Franklin Highway West).
Berks County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Douglassville and their reported violations in the past:
VINCENZOS (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
One routine major monitoring violation
2 regular monitoring violations
ISLAND PIZZA (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-02-2013), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-02-2013), St Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2013), St Public Notif received (JAN-24-2013)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2010), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2010)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2013), St Public Notif requested (APR-04-2014), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2014), St Public Notif received (JUN-16-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-23-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-23-2009)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2009), St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2009), St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2009), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from NOV-04-2009 to NOV-04-2009)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-26-2009), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-26-2009 to JUN-26-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-26-2009)
One routine major monitoring violation
One minor monitoring violation
34 regular monitoring violations
2 other older monitoring violations
THE FLYING DOG (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2008 and SEP-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-2008), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2008), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2008), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-19-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
4 routine major monitoring violations
One minor monitoring violation
3 regular monitoring violations
TIMS UGLY MUG BAR & GRILLE (Population served: 72, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2007 and SEP-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-2007), St Public Notif received (AUG-20-2007), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2007), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-2007)
UNION FIRE CO OF KULPTOWN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2008 and JUN-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2008), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-22-2008), St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2008), St Public Notif received (JUN-03-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
5 routine major monitoring violations
4 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Douglassville that have no violations reported:
YELLOW HOUSE HOTEL (Population served: 120,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
FLYNNS INN (Population served: 75,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WEGMANS DELI & CATERING (Population served: 50,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
UNION MEADOWS PARK (Population served: 50,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ECONO LODGE (Population served: 50,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This place:
1.8 people
Pennsylvania:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
29.0%
Whole state:
65.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
4.4%
Whole state:
6.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Banks with branches in Douglassville (2011 data):
First Niagara Bank, National Association: Douglassville Branch at 1191 Ben Franklin Highway West, branch established on 2002/10/09. Info updated 2011/06/09: Bank assets: $32,750.6 mil, Deposits: $19,595.4 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 351 total offices, Holding Company: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
National Penn Bank: Douglassville Branch at U.S. Route 422 And State Route 662, branch established on 1964/01/27. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $8,395.9 mil, Deposits: $5,879.6 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 131 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
Sovereign Bank, National Association: Douglassville Office Branch at 15 Maplewood Drive, branch established on 2000/02/05. Info updated 2012/01/31: Bank assets: $78,146.9 mil, Deposits: $48,042.9 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 718 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
For population 15 years and over in Douglassville:
Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 50.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 26.1%
Divorced: 0.0%
For population 25 years and over in Douglassville:
Religion statistics for Douglassville, PA (based on Berks County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
80,575
177
Catholic
75,672
22
Evangelical Protestant
33,376
168
Other
3,996
23
Orthodox
2,275
5
Black Protestant
1,062
7
None
214,486
-
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
Berks County:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
Berks County:
0.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 115
Berks County:
2.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 252
Berks County:
6.28 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Berks County:
7.4%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Berks County:
28.0%
Pennsylvania:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.0%
Pennsylvania:
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:
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-260 (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 164U, N164U, N-164U, Serial Number: 32-996, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/20/1967, Certificate Issue Date: 12/30/2009 Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey A Lariviere, 505 Monocacy Creek Rd N, Douglassville, PA 19518
Aircraft: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle) N-Number: 470MB, N470MB, N-470MB, Serial Number: 120470, Year manufactured: 2013, Airworthiness Date: 02/22/2013, Certificate Issue Date: 01/11/2013 Registrant (Individual): Mark A Bischoff, 173 Meadowside Dr, Douglassville, PA 19518
Aircraft: CESSNA 172E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 7759U, N7759U, N-7759U, Serial Number: 17251759, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 06/27/1964, Certificate Issue Date: 10/23/2014 Registrant (Individual): Alex D Butts, 1336 E Main St Ste 200, Douglassville, PA 19518
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 8266E, N8266E, N-8266E, Serial Number: 17272156, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 03/16/1979, Certificate Issue Date: 03/20/2002 Registrant (Individual): Mark E Capper, 26 Sycamore Rd, Douglassville, PA 19518
Aircraft: BEECH M35 (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 9881R, N9881R, N-9881R, Serial Number: D-6439, Year manufactured: 1960, Certificate Issue Date: 03/23/2018 Registrant (Individual): Christopher G Nowak, 111 Pleasant View Dr, Douglassville, PA 19518
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 45. The highest number of fire incidents - 121 took place in 2009, and the least - 4 in 2015. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.1%), and Outside Fires (33.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Douglassville, PA
#13 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
#72 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents"
#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+)"
(49.8%)
(50.2%)
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(12.0 miles 
0.71% ($61,792 average AGI)
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 45. The highest number of fire incidents - 121 took place in 2009, and the least - 4 in 2015. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.1%), and Outside Fires (33.3%).
