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Pennsylvania·Berks County
28 tracts·92K people·$121K median·9,329/mi²
Hispanic 71 · White 18 · Black 8 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Other 44 · Living alone 30 · Married couple 26
Health 33 · Manufacturing 24 · Professional 14 · Retail 11 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 5 · Other 4
Production · transport 34 · Service 23 · Management · business · science · arts 18 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 62 · Carpool 36 · Work from home 6 · Walk 5 · Transit 4 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Reading is $121,300 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Reading has 95,242 residents across 28 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.9; the population is 70.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% White, 7.7% Black, 2.0% Multiracial, 0.6% Other and 0.5% Asian; the average household has 2.8 people; 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.7% (Census ACS).
Glenside El Sch (26%), Tenth & Green El Sch (25%) and Northwest El Sch (23%) lead the elementary schools; Northeast MS (16%), Southwest MS (15%) and Northwest MS (11%) lead the middle schools; Reading SHS is the high school with reported scores (20%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,067/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Reading is $44,091 a year, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Reading, median rent is $1,067/month and the median home value is $121,300 (Census ACS).
Reading reported 4.5 violent crimes and 16.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Reading are winter weather (98), strong wind (91) and inland flooding (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Reading, 4.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).