Reading, PA
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone 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.
84% of the residents in Reading, PA are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Reading, PA was $121,300, and the homeownership rate was 40.6%.
Reading, PA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 84% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Reading, PA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).
As of 2024, 84% of Reading, PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Reading, PA was 87.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Reading, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The median property value in Reading, PA was $121,300 in 2024, which is 0.365 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,800 to $121,300, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Reading, PA is 40.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.
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.
In 2024, 40.6% of the housing units in Reading, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 39.7%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Reading, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
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 1 car.
