Shillington vs West Reading

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

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

Shillington has the higher population (5,462 vs 4,537 in West Reading). Shillington has the higher median household income ($77,289 vs $61,974 in West Reading). Shillington has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $159,700 in West Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Shillington	West Reading
Population	5,462	4,537
Median age	38.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,289	$61,974
Median home value	$190,600	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,293	$1,159
Housing units	2,421	1,743
Homeownership rate	64.9%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shillington	West Reading
Population	5,300 → 5,462 (+3.1%)	4,268 → 4,537 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$65,032 → $77,289 (+18.8%)	$47,071 → $61,974 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$143,700 → $190,600 (+32.6%)	$117,400 → $159,700 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,293 (+31.3%)	$812 → $1,159 (+42.7%)

Shillington

Population

5,3005,462

Median household income

$65,032$77,289

Median home value

$143,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$985$1,293

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)

	Shillington	West Reading
Under 5	7.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	13.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	17.0%	16.6%
45 to 54	6.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	6.5%
75 and over	7.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shillington	West Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	50.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shillington	West Reading
No high school diploma	4.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shillington	West Reading
Drove alone	74.3%	79.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.0%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	8.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shillington	West Reading
1-unit, detached	37.9%	6.5%
1-unit, attached	46.4%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Shillington	West Reading
Poverty rate	14.2%	17.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1940	1938