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A town of 4,569.
Washington Township grades B overall, 553rd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $99K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 67% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $352K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Washington Township’s midpoint age is 53.6 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Philip Christman House and Barto Bridge.
Census counts: 2,569 in 1980, 3,810 in 2010. The archive holds 37 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw39 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
13 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
38 mi MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
37 mi MuseumPhiladelphia Museum of Art437K visitors a yearLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philadelphia Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
People 65 and older are 38% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). In Washington Township, 16% of residents are under 18. This Pennsylvania town has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 4,569 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 28%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Washington Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
The public schools here belong to Boyertown Area SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Enrollment at Washington Township’s public school: 479 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 479 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Washington Township has 471 jobs for its 2,148 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 676 in 2013 to 471.
In Washington Township, the average commute is 31 minutes. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Among residents in the town, 2.1% live below the poverty line. Employers in Washington Township shed 205 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 471.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Washington Township, the share who report frequent mental distress is 16%. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township brings chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 4 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 315, at 167 acres. Count the trails in 5 parks and preserves and they come to 0.8 miles. Washington Township’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 315 | — | 167 |
| 2. Naigle Nature Preserve & Woodlands | — | 41 |
| 3. Washington Township Park | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
70% of Washington Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 7%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 57% of U.S. communities. This Pennsylvania town has had 8 paid flood insurance claims since 1984.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 6 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
3,810 counted in 2010 and 4,443 in 2020; an estimated 4,569 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
5 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Washington Township is a township in eastern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,810 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #553 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Bechtelsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hereford Township | #700 | B− | D | — | B | B+ |
| Douglass Township | #148 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Colebrookdale Township | #621 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
Washington Township, Hereford Township and Colebrookdale Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bechtelsville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #553 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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