Reading, PA

Census Place

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2023 Population

94,836

0.248% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ADave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$109,800

13.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Reading, PA had a population of 94.8k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Reading, PA grew from 94,601 to 94,836, a 0.248% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Reading, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Reading, PA was $109,800, and the homeownership rate was 39.7%.

Most people in Reading, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Reading, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Reading, PA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Reading, PA are Manufacturing (8,117 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,627 people), and Retail Trade (4,363 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($91,923), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,893), and Public Administration ($57,823).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Reading, PA, are Production Occupations (6,563 people), Material Moving Occupations (4,458 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,035 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Reading, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Reading, PA, are Manufacturing (8,117 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,627 people), and Retail Trade (4,363 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Reading, PA, though some of these residents may live in Reading, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($60,345), Information ($52,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,324).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($57,581), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,576), and Information ($44,271).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
N/AJill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

N/AJohn Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

N/ADave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $34,310.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Reading, PA was $109,800 in 2023, which is 0.362 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $96,900 to $109,800, a 13.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Reading, PA is 39.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Reading, PA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Reading, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$109,800

Median Property Value 2023

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Median Property Taxes

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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, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Reading, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Reading, PA 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Reading, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (63.7%)
Carpooled (15.8%)
Walked (5.36%)

In 2023, 63.7% of workers in Reading, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.8%) and those who walked to work (5.36%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Reading, PA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.73% of the workforce in Reading, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Reading, PA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Reading, PA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

87.7% of the population of Reading, PA has health coverage, with 28.5% on employee plans, 43.6% on Medicaid, 7.06% on Medicare, 7.95% on non-group plans, and 0.618% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.3%

Uninsured

28.5%

Employer Coverage

43.6%

Medicaid

7.06%

Medicare

7.95%

Non-Group

0.618%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Reading, PA grew by 11.8% from 11% to 12.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Reading, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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