Laureldale vs West Reading

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

Laureldale 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 4,259 in Laureldale). Laureldale has the higher median household income ($64,792 vs $61,974 in West Reading). Laureldale has the higher median home value ($169,100 vs $159,700 in West Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Laureldale	West Reading
Population	4,259	4,537
Median age	34.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,792	$61,974
Median home value	$169,100	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,249	$1,159
Housing units	1,595	1,743
Homeownership rate	81.0%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laureldale	West Reading
Population	3,900 → 4,259 (+9.2%)	4,268 → 4,537 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$54,483 → $64,792 (+18.9%)	$47,071 → $61,974 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $169,100 (+37.7%)	$117,400 → $159,700 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,249 (+36.8%)	$812 → $1,159 (+42.7%)

Laureldale

Population

3,9004,259

Median household income

$54,483$64,792

Median home value

$122,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$913$1,249

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)

	Laureldale	West Reading
Under 5	6.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	13.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	16.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	17.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.5%
75 and over	6.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laureldale	West Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	51.0%	50.4%
Black or African American	6.6%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	41.3%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laureldale	West Reading
No high school diploma	8.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	45.5%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laureldale	West Reading
Drove alone	78.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	17.8%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laureldale	West Reading
1-unit, detached	57.8%	6.5%
1-unit, attached	32.9%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	7.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laureldale	West Reading
Poverty rate	12.1%	17.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1954	1938