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Reading township, Livingston County, IL

1,722 Population
37.7 square miles 45.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±10.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Livingston County: 41.8 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,996 ±$6,065 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Livingston County: $37,327 ±$1,622
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,259 ±$14,335 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Livingston County: $73,790 ±$4,066
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.6% ±12.7% (286  ±225) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Livingston County: 10.5% † 3,529 (±1.4% / ±455)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.4 minutes ±11.2 (22,055  ±10,888) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Livingston County: 21.6 328,345 (±1.2 / ±21,047)
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

842 ±147 Number of households
  • Livingston County: 14,615 ±262
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0 (1,722  ±303) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Livingston County: 2.3 33,537 (±0 / ±112)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

874 ±140 Number of housing units
  • Livingston County: 15,930 ±57
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$87,100 ±$26,696 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Livingston County: $142,200 ±$7,950
  • about one-third of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.4% ±5.6% (128  ±98.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Livingston County: 10.1% † 3,546 (±1.6% / ±544.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90% ±7.4% (1,219  ±225.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Livingston County: 88.6% 22,262 (±3.2% / ±819)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.7% ±5.9% (159  ±83.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Livingston County: 19% 4,774 (±1.6% / ±412.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.7% ±1.9% (47  ±33) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Livingston County: 2.4% 862
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

13.2% ±6% (187  ±91) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Livingston County: 7% † 1,940 (±1% / ±284)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
187 Total veterans ±91 187 Male ±91 N/A Female ±13

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