Amity Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,715. The town lends its name to a Fountains of Wayne song.
Geography
Amity Gardens is located at (40.270155, -75.734834).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amity Gardens has a total area of , all land.
Etymology
Derivation of the name "Amity"
In the "History of Montgomery County", the author records
the settlement of some Swedes at Douglassville a few
years after 1699 and the connection of this settlement with
a group of Germans at New Hanover. A road was laid out
from New Hanover to Germantown. Along these roads, the
word "Amity" was used to designate a locality.
The name was adopted by the inhabitants of the area to
symbolize their relations with the Indians. Although
Sweden lost the colony in 1638, the Swedish settlers sent
a letter to their homeland in 1693 asking for ministers and
religious books. In this letter they stated, "We live in great
amity with the Indians, who have not done us harm for
many years." From this incident, those Swedish settlers
who migrated up the Schuylkill beyond the Manatawny
called their settlement, Amity.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Amity Gardens had a population of 3,715. The median age was 40.5 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,415 households in Amity Gardens, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.6% were married-couple households, 13.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,243 households, 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 households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.12.
The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $60,586 and the median family income 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.