Hamburg vs West Reading

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

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

West Reading has the higher population (4,537 vs 4,377 in Hamburg). West Reading has the higher median household income ($61,974 vs $57,212 in Hamburg). Hamburg has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $159,700 in West Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	West Reading
Population	4,377	4,537
Median age	42.5 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,212	$61,974
Median home value	$182,900	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,126	$1,159
Housing units	2,237	1,743
Homeownership rate	67.0%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	West Reading
Population	4,356 → 4,377 (+0.5%)	4,268 → 4,537 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$56,893 → $57,212 (+0.6%)	$47,071 → $61,974 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$150,100 → $182,900 (+21.9%)	$117,400 → $159,700 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,126 (+24.3%)	$812 → $1,159 (+42.7%)

Hamburg

Population

4,3564,377

Median household income

$56,893$57,212

Median home value

$150,100$182,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,126

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)

	Hamburg	West Reading
Under 5	3.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	13.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	16.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	17.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	6.5%
75 and over	7.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	West Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	50.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	West Reading
No high school diploma	11.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	38.1%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	West Reading
Drove alone	74.8%	79.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.3%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	8.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	West Reading
1-unit, detached	38.8%	6.5%
1-unit, attached	33.0%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	7.6%
20 or more units	7.5%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	West Reading
Poverty rate	3.6%	17.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1964	1938