Reading

Population: 94,836
Median household income: $45,599
Median home value: $109,800

Reading, a community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, has 94,836 residents. At $45,599, its median household income sits below Berks County's $77,684.

From 2019 to 2023, Reading's population grew 7.5% from 88,232 to 94,836, while its median home value rose 50.0% from $73,200 to $109,800.

The typical home was built around 1938. 27.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 94,836
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,599
Median home value: $109,800
Median gross rent: $1,018
Housing units: 36,289
Homeownership rate: 39.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

88,23294,836

Median household income

$32,176$45,599

Median home value

$73,200$109,800

Median gross rent

$811$1,018

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	88,232	$32,176	$73,200	$811
2020	88,333	$35,745	$79,500	$817
2021	94,161	$38,738	$83,100	$843
2022	94,601	$42,852	$96,900	$942
2023	94,836	$45,599	$109,800	$1,018

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,270	7.7%
5 to 17	19,589	20.7%
18 to 24	11,533	12.2%
25 to 34	13,039	13.7%
35 to 44	12,160	12.8%
45 to 54	10,945	11.5%
55 to 64	10,150	10.7%
65 to 74	6,264	6.6%
75 and over	3,886	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,258	20.3%
Black or African American	7,429	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.0%
Asian	643	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	434	0.5%
Two or more races	1,962	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65,065	68.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.3%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15,410	27.3%
High school graduate	21,833	38.7%
Some college or associate's	12,608	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,621	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,972	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone63.7%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit3.9%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,714	63.7%
Carpooled	5,869	15.8%
Public transit	1,465	3.9%
Walked	1,995	5.4%
Bicycle	29	0.1%
Worked from home	1,876	5.0%
Other means	2,276	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,712	30.3%
15 to 29 min	14,279	40.4%
30 to 44 min	6,115	17.3%
45 to 59 min	1,827	5.2%
60+ min	2,415	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 27.0% (24,839 of 92,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,851	63.4%
Nonfamily households	12,048	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,899	90.7%
Vacant	3,390	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,067	39.7%
Renter-occupied	19,832	60.3%

1-unit, detached12.3%

1-unit, attached52.2%

2 to 4 units18.5%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,476	12.3%
1-unit, attached	18,933	52.2%
2 to 4 units	6,729	18.5%
5 to 19 units	2,616	7.2%
20 or more units	3,416	9.4%
Mobile home & other	119	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4263624
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 40.3392, -75.9263