Reading

Population: 25,448
Median household income: $163,725
Median home value: $741,100

Reading, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 25,448 residents. Its median household income of $163,725 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Reading's population grew 1.3% from 25,132 to 25,448, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $562,800 to $741,100.

Households average 2.64 people. The median gross rent is $1,722.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,448
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $163,725
Median home value: $741,100
Median gross rent: $1,722
Housing units: 9,882
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,13225,448

Median household income

$132,731$163,725

Median home value

$562,800$741,100

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,722

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,132	$132,731	$562,800	$1,354
2020	25,236	$131,515	$594,000	$1,363
2021	25,483	$145,552	$630,000	$1,619
2022	25,415	$154,662	$713,200	$1,650
2023	25,448	$163,725	$741,100	$1,722

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,474	5.8%
5 to 17	4,457	17.5%
18 to 24	1,541	6.1%
25 to 34	2,397	9.4%
35 to 44	3,238	12.7%
45 to 54	3,501	13.8%
55 to 64	3,631	14.3%
65 to 74	3,109	12.2%
75 and over	2,100	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,861	85.9%
Black or African American	75	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,585	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	107	0.4%
Two or more races	649	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,171	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate15.8%

Some college or associate's15.3%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree30.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	686	3.8%
High school graduate	2,845	15.8%
Some college or associate's	2,747	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,169	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,529	30.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone59.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit5.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,937	59.6%
Carpooled	840	6.3%
Public transit	681	5.1%
Walked	165	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,691	27.7%
Other means	9	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,660	17.2%
15 to 29 min	3,492	36.3%
30 to 44 min	1,893	19.7%
45 to 59 min	1,161	12.1%
60+ min	1,426	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 2.7% (678 of 25,297)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,998	73.1%
Nonfamily households	2,576	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,574	96.9%
Vacant	308	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,956	83.1%
Renter-occupied	1,618	16.9%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units12.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,065	71.5%
1-unit, attached	215	2.2%
2 to 4 units	660	6.7%
5 to 19 units	758	7.7%
20 or more units	1,184	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2556165
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.5352, -71.1054