West Reading vs Whitfield

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

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

Whitfield has the higher population (5,346 vs 4,537 in West Reading). Whitfield has the higher median household income ($123,358 vs $61,974 in West Reading). Whitfield has the higher median home value ($291,500 vs $159,700 in West Reading).

Population, income & housing

	West Reading	Whitfield
Population	4,537	5,346
Median age	34.9 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,974	$123,358
Median home value	$159,700	$291,500
Median gross rent	$1,159	$1,380
Housing units	1,743	2,054
Homeownership rate	54.4%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Reading	Whitfield
Population	4,268 → 4,537 (+6.3%)	4,560 → 5,346 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$47,071 → $61,974 (+31.7%)	$79,896 → $123,358 (+54.4%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $159,700 (+36.0%)	$213,400 → $291,500 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$812 → $1,159 (+42.7%)	$1,180 → $1,380 (+16.9%)

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

Whitfield

Population

4,5605,346

Median household income

$79,896$123,358

Median home value

$213,400$291,500

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,380

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Reading	Whitfield
Under 5	7.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	13.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.0%	7.7%
35 to 44	16.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.0%	20.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.9%
75 and over	4.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Reading	Whitfield
White (non-Hispanic)	50.4%	80.3%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.5%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Reading	Whitfield
No high school diploma	9.3%	1.2%
High school graduate	34.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	23.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Reading	Whitfield
Drove alone	79.6%	78.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	2.4%
Public transit	0.5%	1.7%
Walked	10.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Reading	Whitfield
1-unit, detached	6.5%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	65.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	5.1%
20 or more units	6.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Reading	Whitfield
Poverty rate	17.9%	5.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1938	1972