Reading vs Springdale

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

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

Springdale has the higher population (10,983 vs 10,490 in Reading). Springdale has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $60,167 in Reading). Reading has the higher median home value ($184,200 vs $171,400 in Springdale).

Population, income & housing

	Reading	Springdale
Population	10,490	10,983
Median age	42.6 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,167	$72,500
Median home value	$184,200	$171,400
Median gross rent	$871	$1,243
Housing units	5,110	4,559
Homeownership rate	58.9%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reading	Springdale
Population	10,353 → 10,490 (+1.3%)	11,217 → 10,983 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$56,137 → $60,167 (+7.2%)	$56,789 → $72,500 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$129,400 → $184,200 (+42.3%)	$128,700 → $171,400 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $871 (+20.0%)	$1,047 → $1,243 (+18.7%)

Reading

Population

10,35310,490

Median household income

$56,137$60,167

Median home value

$129,400$184,200

Median gross rent

$726$871

Springdale

Population

11,21710,983

Median household income

$56,789$72,500

Median home value

$128,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,243

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Reading	Springdale
Under 5	5.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.9%
75 and over	6.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reading	Springdale
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	34.7%
Black or African American	5.5%	41.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reading	Springdale
No high school diploma	9.0%	14.8%
High school graduate	39.4%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reading	Springdale
Drove alone	77.1%	74.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.9%
Public transit	0.4%	1.2%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reading	Springdale
1-unit, detached	67.6%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	11.3%
20 or more units	6.6%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Reading	Springdale
Poverty rate	12.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1955	1970