Birdsboro vs West Reading

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

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

Birdsboro has the higher population (5,090 vs 4,537 in West Reading). Birdsboro has the higher median household income ($74,698 vs $61,974 in West Reading). Birdsboro has the higher median home value ($216,400 vs $159,700 in West Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Birdsboro	West Reading
Population	5,090	4,537
Median age	37.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,698	$61,974
Median home value	$216,400	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,111	$1,159
Housing units	2,273	1,743
Homeownership rate	69.0%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birdsboro	West Reading
Population	5,131 → 5,090 (-0.8%)	4,268 → 4,537 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$64,722 → $74,698 (+15.4%)	$47,071 → $61,974 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $216,400 (+32.4%)	$117,400 → $159,700 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,111 (+23.4%)	$812 → $1,159 (+42.7%)

Birdsboro

Population

5,1315,090

Median household income

$64,722$74,698

Median home value

$163,400$216,400

Median gross rent

$900$1,111

West Reading

Population

4,2684,537

Median household income

$47,071$61,974

Median home value

$117,400$159,700

Median gross rent

$812$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birdsboro	West Reading
Under 5	5.5%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	13.7%
25 to 34	16.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	16.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.5%
75 and over	6.2%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birdsboro	West Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	50.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birdsboro	West Reading
No high school diploma	8.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birdsboro	West Reading
Drove alone	77.2%	79.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.7%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birdsboro	West Reading
1-unit, detached	45.2%	6.5%
1-unit, attached	34.7%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	7.6%
20 or more units	2.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Birdsboro	West Reading
Poverty rate	18.1%	17.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1962	1938