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Reading, PA Urban Area

283,546 Population
96.1 square miles 2,949.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,169 ±$1,547 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,665 ±$3,269 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.5% ±2.1% (43,024  ±5,834) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26 minutes ±1.4 (3,178,455  ±237,729) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

107,831 ±2,732 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (277,212  ±6,880) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.5% (2,714  ±964) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

111,869 ±2,348 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$249,200 ±$7,277 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.6% ±1.9% (35,396  ±5,336.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.8% ±2.9% (164,541  ±6,647.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.8% ±1.8% (53,281  ±3,687.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

17.3% ±1.8% (49,178  ±5,293) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±0.8% (11,733  ±1,751) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,733 Total veterans ±1,751 10,580 Male ±1,664 1,153 Female ±595

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