Reading, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

10,502

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

6.34% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12%

7.03% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,866

2.82% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Reading, OH is home to a population of 10.5k people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.38% of Reading, OH residents were born outside of the country (250 people).

In 2024, there were 8.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.11k people) in Reading, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 978 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 866 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Reading, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Reading, OH was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Reading, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Reading, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.11k ± 606
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
978 ± 387
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
866 ± 385

3.71%

Hispanic Population

390 people

3.71% of the people in Reading, OH are hispanic (390 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Reading, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

2.38%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

250 people

4.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

471 people

As of 2024, 2.38% of Reading, OH residents (250 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Reading, OH was 4.49%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Reading, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
218 ± 287
Gulf War (2001-)
120 ± 135
Korea
73 ± 58

Reading, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Reading, OH.

Economy

The economy of Reading, OH employs 5.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Reading, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,071 people), Manufacturing (727 people), and Retail Trade (714 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,591), Manufacturing ($66,213), and Public Administration ($60,938).

Employment

Occupations

5.71k

2024 Value

± 652

−0.919%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Reading, OH declined at a rate of −0.919%, from 5.77k employees to 5.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Reading, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (623 people), Sales & Related Occupations (614 people), and Management Occupations (509 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Reading, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.71k

2024 Value

± 652

−0.919%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Reading, OH declined at a rate of −0.919%, from 5.77k employees to 5.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Reading, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,071 people), Manufacturing (727 people), and Retail Trade (714 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Reading, OH, though some of these residents may live in Reading, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,152

Median earning men ± $6,955

$42,262

Median earning women ± $4,829

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,029), Manufacturing ($64,157), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,321).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($102,714), Wholesale Trade ($51,827), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,568).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Reading, OH was $211,300 in 2024, which is 0.635 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,200 to $211,300, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Reading, OH is 58.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Reading, OH have an average commute time of 18.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Reading, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$211,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,366

$3,018

Median Property Taxes

±$460

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Reading, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Reading, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58.5%

Homeownership

2024

58.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.5% of the housing units in Reading, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Reading, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,866

Median Household Income

± $4,742

5.16k

Number of Households

± 651

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.16k households in Reading, OH grew to $61,866 from the previous year's value of $60,167.

The following chart displays the households in Reading, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Reading, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.5%)
Worked At Home (19.5%)
Carpooled (8.29%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Reading, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Reading, OH have a shorter commute time (18.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.353% of the workforce in Reading, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Reading, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Reading, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Reading, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Reading, OH (1.25k out of 10.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Reading, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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