Amity Gardens, Pennsylvania
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| Amity Gardens | |
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| Census-designated place | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Township | Amity |
| Area | 0.9 mi² (2.3 km²) |
| - land | 0.9 mi² (2.3 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 mi² (0 km²) |
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| - elevation | 243 ft (74.1 m) |
| Population | 3,370 (2000) |
| Density | 3,543.8 /mi² (1,368.3 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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Amity Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,370.
[edit] Geography
Amity Gardens is located at (40.270155, -75.734834)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,370 people, 1,243 households, and 948 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,369.6/km² (3,543.8/mi²). There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of 515.8/km² (1,334.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.01% White, 2.58% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 1,243 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,586, and the median income for a family was $70,250. Males had a median income of $48,000 versus $32,234 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,614. About 2.1% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
