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Population (year 2000): 11,292. Estimated population in July 2006: 10,090 (-10.6% change)
 

Males: 5,496  (48.7%)
Females: 5,796  (51.3%)

Hamilton County

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 45215.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,000 (it was $39,140 in 2000)
Reading  $42,000
Ohio:  $43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,700 (it was $96,300 in 2000)
Reading  $118,700
Ohio:  $129,600

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Races in Reading:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • Black (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (39.2%), Irish (17.7%), English (9.0%), United States (8.4%), Italian (3.6%), French (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 2.92 square miles.

Population density: 3530 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Reading

  • High school or higher: 79.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Reading city

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 49.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 14.0%

305 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

This city:  2.7%
Ohio:  3.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Reading:  1.3% ($1,206)
Ohio:  1.2% ($1,271)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cincinnati, OH (7.4 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (287.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lockland, OH (1.1 miles ), Arlington Heights, OH (1.3 miles ), Evendale, OH (1.8 miles ), Lincoln Heights, OH (1.9 miles ), Amberley, OH (2.1 miles ), Wyoming, OH (2.5 miles ), Golf Manor, OH (2.5 miles ), Dillonvale, OH (2.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $79,000
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $78,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $44,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $100,000

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Latitude: 39.22 N, Longitude: 84.44 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -26 (-0.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 839 (15.0%)


115 people in nursing homes
66 people in religious group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: -691 (-5.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Reading by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00030100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.026.40.09.30.00.0
Rapes 0248217137
    per 100,000 0.017.735.470.418.1157.9123.567.7
Robberies 412781471617
    per 100,000 34.7106.161.970.4127.065.0152.0164.5
Assaults 28861127381511
    per 100,000 242.770.753.096.8244.9352.9142.5106.5
Burglaries 4343454976826148
    per 100,000 372.7380.1397.8431.4689.3761.4579.5464.5
Thefts 245251247226334327253309
    per 100,000 2123.82218.52183.51989.63029.23036.52403.62990.4
Auto thefts 2120312753394259
    per 100,000 182.0176.8274.0237.7480.7362.2399.0571.0
Arson 01354502
    per 100,000 0.08.826.544.036.346.40.019.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 184.6189.6194.6278.5309.5438.7341.5322.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 23 (19 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.84
US city average:  3.00

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Reading-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 83% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Reading city center killed 3 people and injured 210 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 39 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Reading:
  • PAULINE WARFIELD LEWIS CENTER (about 3 miles; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • JEWISH HOSPITAL, THE (about 4 miles; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • DRAKE CENTER INC (about 4 miles; CINCINNATI, OH)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Reading:
  • CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 9 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)
  • CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 20 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
  • AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 48 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; ID: ILN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Reading:
  • CINCINNATI-BLUE ASH (about 4 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: ISZ)
  • MAYS (about 9 miles; NEWTOWN, OH; ID: 1W4)
  • BUTLER CO RGNL (about 11 miles; HAMILTON, OH; ID: HAO)

Amtrak stations near Reading:
  • 11 miles: CINCINNATI (1301 WESTERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand.
  • 15 miles: HAMILTON (M. L. KING BLVD AT HENRY ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.readingohio.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reading:
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 22,355)
  • CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
  • MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 25 miles; OXFORD, OH; FT enrollment: 15,704)
  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; DAYTON, OH; FT enrollment: 11,734)
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Notable locations in Reading: Valley Branch Public Library (A), Reading Municipal Building (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Reading include: First Southern Baptist Church of Reading (A), Saint John United Church of Christ (B), Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Reading (D), Valley Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Reading Lockland Cemetery (1), Saints Peter And Paul Cemetery (2), Mount Notre Dame Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Reading include: Koening Park (1), Centennial Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.8%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Reading compared to Ohio state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Reading (2007 data):
  • Valley Central Savings Bank: at 115 West Benson Street, branch established on 1884-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $79.2 mil, Deposits: $53.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 1$2,856$34,2722$2,181
Other Government Administration 3$12,476$49,90410$6,022
Financial Administration 3$9,857$39,4283$2,615
Other and Unallocable 0$0 5$835
Water Supply 4$21,126$63,3780$0
Parks and Recreation 3$9,593$38,3724$3,624
Solid Waste Management 5$15,223$36,5350$0
Health 1$3,246$38,9523$1,510
Welfare 3$7,995$31,9800$0
Streets and Highways 10$36,177$43,4120$0
Firefighters 14$69,639$59,69118$4,421
Police - Other 4$13,448$40,3448$2,922
Police Protection - Officers 18$80,381$53,5870$0
Totals for Government 69$282,017$49,04653$24,130


Reading government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,547,000
  • Charges - All Other: $559,000
  • Construction - General: $1,233,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,227,000
    Fire Protection: $1,424,000
    Water Utilities: $1,224,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,196,000
    Parks & Recreation: $483,000
    Regular Highways: $469,000
    General - Other: $363,000
    General Public Buildings: $266,000
    Housing & Community Development: $170,000
    Financial Administration: $116,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $83,000
    Health Services - Other: $58,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $460,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,100,000
    Water Utilities: $225,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,000,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $616,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $100,000
    Water Utilities: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $30,000
    Interest Earnings: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $955,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,229,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $760,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $489,000
    Highways: $444,000
    General Support: $443,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $4,077,000
    Property: $343,000
    NEC: $290,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,915,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000

4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
Ohio average:  5.31%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,041 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.18%
Ohio average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Butler County, OH  0.83% ($34,804 average AGI)
from Clermont County, OH  0.53% ($36,332)
from Warren County, OH  0.32% ($48,861)


6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.12%
Ohio average:  5.79%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($530 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.07%
Ohio average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Butler County, OH  1.14% ($42,153 average AGI)
to Clermont County, OH  0.69% ($46,636)
to Warren County, OH  0.49% ($58,790)


Strongest AM radio stations in Reading:
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCNW (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRFIELD, OH)
  • WDBZ (1230 AM; 1 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSJ (1050 AM; 1 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNOP (740 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: SACRED HEART RADIO, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WONE (980 AM; 5 kW; DAYTON, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Reading:
  • WMKV (89.3 FM; READING, OH; Owner: LIFESPHERE)
  • WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRRM (98.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WRRM LICO, INC)
  • WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WUBE-FM (105.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKRQ (101.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKFS (107.1 FM; MILFORD, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGUC (90.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CINCINNATI CLASSICAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WVXU (91.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WOFX-FM (92.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVMX (94.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WEBN (102.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAKW (93.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WYGY (96.5 FM; LEBANON, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WAIF (88.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: STEPCHILD RADIO OF CINCINNATI, INC.)
  • WLHS (89.9 FM; WEST CHESTER, OH; Owner: LAKOTA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WIZF (100.9 FM; ERLANGER, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WJVS (88.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: GREAT OAKS JOINT VOC. SCH. DIST.)
  • WNKU (89.7 FM; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS ON N. KY UNIV.)
  • WAQZ (97.3 FM; FORT THOMAS, KY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Reading:
  • WCPO-TV (Channel 9; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLWT (Channel 5; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC)
  • WKRC-TV (Channel 12; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS CO.)
  • WSTR-TV (Channel 64; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WSTR LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WCET (Channel 48; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: THE GREATER CINCINNATI TV EDUC'L. FOUNDATION)
  • WBQC-CA (Channel 25; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WOTH-LP (Channel 35; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WKOI (Channel 43; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WPTO (Channel 14; OXFORD, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHIO-TV (Channel 7; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WHIO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WDTN (Channel 2; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WDTN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPTD (Channel 16; DAYTON, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TV, INC.)
  • WKEF (Channel 22; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WKEF LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WRGT-TV (Channel 45; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WRGT LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCVN-TV (Channel 54; COVINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W61DE (Channel 61; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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