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Reading town, Middlesex County, MA

25,483 Population
10 square miles 2,554.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.5 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$60,517 ±$3,206 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $58,399 ±$506
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$145,552 ±$8,325 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Middlesex County: $111,790 ±$1,032
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

3% ±1.2% (751  ±312) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.4% 116,510 (±0.3% / ±4,912)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

33.9 minutes ±1 (373,695  ±29,712) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 30.7 22,856,284 (±0.2 / ±240,210)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

9,283 ±373 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 624,335 ±1,904
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
2.7 ±0.1 (25,313  ±70) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.5 1,565,505 (±0 / ±1,879)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

7.5% ±2.5% (402  ±137) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% 18,701 (±0.3% / ±1,016)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

9,546 ±342 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 653,621 ±718
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$630,000 ±$15,689 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $575,500 ±$2,871
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

6.3% ±2% (1,573  ±489.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Middlesex County: 13.6% 217,905 (±0.3% / ±5,345.5)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

96.9% ±5% (17,397  ±971.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.6% 1,069,079 (±0.7% / ±7,651.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
65.4% ±4.1% (11,747  ±773.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 57.8% 659,984 (±0.5% / ±5,528.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

9.1% ±2.5% (2,311  ±634) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 21.9% 355,581 (±0.3% / ±5,198)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

5.1% ±1.4% (987  ±262) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Middlesex County: 3.9% 51,113 (±0.1% / ±1,636)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
987 Total veterans ±262 952 Male ±247 35 Female ±46

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