What is the population of Reading, Massachusetts?

The population of Reading, Massachusetts is 25,251.

What is the median household income in Reading, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Reading, Massachusetts is $161,224, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Reading, Massachusetts is $1,155,753, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Reading, Massachusetts is 3.0%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Reading	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	25,251	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2527.6	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.03%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	41.8	40.0	37.1
Households	9,568	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Reading

Group	Share

Reading has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Reading	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$161,224	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.58%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Reading	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$1,155,753	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$1,721	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	83.1%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Reading	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	27.5	25.7	22.5
Work from home	27.7%	16.7%	13.4%

Reading has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Reading	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.8%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.45	2.54

Reading has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Reading	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	83.2	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	7.2%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	8.6%	13.9%	19.0%