Reading

Population: 1,241
Median household income: $48,804
Median home value: $103,300

Located in Hillsdale County, Michigan, Reading is a community with a population of 1,241. At $48,804, its median household income sits below Hillsdale County's $60,869.

Between 2019 and 2023, Reading's population grew 24.3% from 998 to 1,241, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $76,000 to $103,300.

82.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1940.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,241
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,804
Median home value: $103,300
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 416
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9981,241

Median household income

$47,721$48,804

Median home value

$76,000$103,300

Median gross rent

$781$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	998	$47,721	$76,000	$781
2020	961	$48,616	$68,300	$639
2021	1,281	$42,440	$78,600	$702
2022	1,207	$46,681	$86,900	$764
2023	1,241	$48,804	$103,300	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	137	11.0%
5 to 17	310	25.0%
18 to 24	103	8.3%
25 to 34	90	7.3%
35 to 44	192	15.5%
45 to 54	99	8.0%
55 to 64	169	13.6%
65 to 74	102	8.2%
75 and over	39	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,210	97.5%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	19.8%
High school graduate	224	32.4%
Some college or associate's	257	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	40	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	33	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	337	71.5%
Carpooled	53	11.3%
Public transit	3	0.6%
Walked	8	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	11.7%
Other means	15	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	105	25.2%
15 to 29 min	194	46.6%
30 to 44 min	107	25.7%
45 to 59 min	5	1.2%
60+ min	5	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 43.2% (534 of 1,237)

	Count	Share
Family households	274	72.5%
Nonfamily households	104	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	378	90.9%
Vacant	38	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	247	65.3%
Renter-occupied	131	34.7%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	343	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30	7.2%
5 to 19 units	34	8.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2667500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8396, -84.7478