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Mount Penn, Pennsylvania, in Berks county, is 2 miles E of Reading, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 46 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Reading metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 3,016 people lived in Mount Penn.
In Mount Penn, about 57% of adults are married.
In 2000, Mount Penn had a median family income of $47,917. The bulk of the population of Mount Penn is doing well, with money to spend. The town doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line.
Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from Mount Penn.
An estimated 74% of living spaces in Mount Penn are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Mount Penn as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Mount Penn, 94% of commuters drive to work.
Mount Penn strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):
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| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 13% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Mount Penn to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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