Reading

Population: 10,490
Median household income: $60,167
Median home value: $184,200

Located in Hamilton County, Ohio, Reading is a community with a population of 10,490. At $60,167, its median household income sits below Hamilton County's $70,816.

From 2019 to 2023, Reading's population grew 1.3% from 10,353 to 10,490, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $129,400 to $184,200.

Owners occupy 58.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,490
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,167
Median home value: $184,200
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 5,110
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,35310,490

Median household income

$56,137$60,167

Median home value

$129,400$184,200

Median gross rent

$726$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,353	$56,137	$129,400	$726
2020	10,287	$52,345	$135,800	$743
2021	10,525	$56,929	$141,900	$798
2022	10,527	$59,966	$168,100	$851
2023	10,490	$60,167	$184,200	$871

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	546	5.2%
5 to 17	1,597	15.2%
18 to 24	713	6.8%
25 to 34	1,461	13.9%
35 to 44	1,189	11.3%
45 to 54	1,303	12.4%
55 to 64	1,969	18.8%
65 to 74	1,018	9.7%
75 and over	694	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,608	82.1%
Black or African American	574	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	298	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	487	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	518	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	685	9.0%
High school graduate	3,011	39.4%
Some college or associate's	2,043	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,206	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	689	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,395	77.1%
Carpooled	325	5.7%
Public transit	25	0.4%
Walked	20	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	927	16.3%
Other means	12	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,526	31.9%
15 to 29 min	2,360	49.4%
30 to 44 min	816	17.1%
45 to 59 min	45	0.9%
60+ min	30	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 12.9% (1,345 of 10,429)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,523	51.4%
Nonfamily households	2,389	48.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,912	96.1%
Vacant	198	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,892	58.9%
Renter-occupied	2,020	41.1%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,454	67.6%
1-unit, attached	16	0.3%
2 to 4 units	545	10.7%
5 to 19 units	756	14.8%
20 or more units	339	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3965732
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2242, -84.4333