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Reading, PA
Demographic Data




Reading Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Reading Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

94,903

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.7%
5 - 17:
20.7%
18 - 24:
12.2%
25 - 34:
13.7%
35 - 54:
24.4%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
10.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.3%
5.3%
72.7%
72.7%
11.7%
11.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Reading
USA
$21,394
$21,394
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Reading
USA
$45,599
$45,599
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

27.0%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Transportation
Construction
Administration
Education
Agriculture
Other
Wholesale
Finance
Public Service
21.1%
21.1%
17.2%
17.2%
11.3%
11.3%
7.9%
7.9%
7.6%
7.6%
4.9%
4.9%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.4%
3.4%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
68.6%
68.6%
20.3%
20.3%
7.8%
7.8%
2.5%
2.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Italian
Irish
Polish
English
Dutch
Pennsylvania German
French
Welsh
Greek
Jamaican
Haitian
Guyanese
Nigerian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
African
Scottish
Swedish
Swiss
Ukrainian
7.2%
7.2%
3.2%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
French Creole
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Other Indo-European
French
Italian
African languages
Chinese
Vietnamese
Slavic languages
Polish
Greek
West Germanic languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
53.0%
53.0%
45.1%
45.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Reading Residents

21.5%


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