Madeira vs Reading

A side-by-side comparison of Madeira and Reading: population, income, housing, and more.

Madeira and Reading are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Reading has the higher population (10,490 vs 9,454 in Madeira). Madeira has the higher median household income ($168,981 vs $60,167 in Reading). Madeira has the higher median home value ($463,600 vs $184,200 in Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Madeira	Reading
Population	9,454	10,490
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$168,981	$60,167
Median home value	$463,600	$184,200
Median gross rent	$2,031	$871
Housing units	3,484	5,110
Homeownership rate	87.9%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.8%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madeira	Reading
Population	9,147 → 9,454 (+3.4%)	10,353 → 10,490 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$117,944 → $168,981 (+43.3%)	$56,137 → $60,167 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$294,400 → $463,600 (+57.5%)	$129,400 → $184,200 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,336 → $2,031 (+52.0%)	$726 → $871 (+20.0%)

Madeira

Population

9,1479,454

Median household income

$117,944$168,981

Median home value

$294,400$463,600

Median gross rent

$1,336$2,031

Reading

Population

10,35310,490

Median household income

$56,137$60,167

Median home value

$129,400$184,200

Median gross rent

$726$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madeira	Reading
Under 5	10.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	16.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	18.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.7%
75 and over	5.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madeira	Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madeira	Reading
No high school diploma	1.5%	9.0%
High school graduate	11.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madeira	Reading
Drove alone	69.5%	77.1%
Carpooled	2.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.8%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madeira	Reading
1-unit, detached	92.9%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	14.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Madeira	Reading
Poverty rate	2.3%	12.9%
Average household size	2.81	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1961	1955