What is the population of Reading, Pennsylvania?

The population of Reading, Pennsylvania is 90,785.

What is the median household income in Reading, Pennsylvania?

The median household income in Reading, Pennsylvania is $45,550, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Reading, Pennsylvania is $118,613, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Reading, Pennsylvania is 12.1%.

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

Health C

Income F

Education F

Metric	Reading	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Population	90,785	12,851,405	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	9005.9	278.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.11%	0.21%	0.57%
Median age	33.3	41.5	37.1
Households	32,770	5,230,563	128,459,983

Year	Reading

Group	Share

Reading has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Reading	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$45,550	$76,231	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.61%	4.69%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	5.2%	5.2%

Metric	Reading	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$118,613	$154,283	$242,182
Median rent	$1,018	$1,161	$1,342
Homeownership rate	39.7%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM , followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM .

Metric	Reading	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.3	22.5	22.5
Work from home	5.0%	13.8%	13.4%

Reading has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Reading	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	31.4%	31.6%
Average household size	2.79	2.40	2.54

Reading has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Reading	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.0	78.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	26.7%	15.7%	16.3%
Smokers	24.7%	20.1%	19.0%