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Population (year 2000): 4,049. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,091 (+1.0% change)
 

Males: 1,831  (45.2%)
Females: 2,218  (54.8%)

Berks County

Median resident age:  40.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,600 (it was $38,340 in 2000)
West Reading  $43,600
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $95,900 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
West Reading  $95,900
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in West Reading:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.5%)
  • Hispanic (7.8%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (32.7%), Italian (12.6%), Irish (8.5%), English (5.7%), Polish (5.2%), United States (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/18/1907

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 7132 people per square mile 
 
 (high).




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For population 25 years and over in West Reading

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Reading borough

  • Never married: 33.4%
  • Now married: 44.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

210 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe, 1.8% Latin America).

This city:  5.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

West Reading:  1.8% ($1,335)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
West Reading satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (1.5 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (59.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Wyomissing borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Reading, PA (1.5 miles ), Kenhorst borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Wyomissing Hills borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Shillington borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Spring Ridge, PA (3.2 miles ), West Lawn borough, PA (3.3 miles ), West Wyomissing, PA (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 75.95 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,717 (+91.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 374 (19.3%)


People in group quarters in West Reading
  • 463 people in nursing homes
  • 64 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 4 people in religious group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: -127 (-3.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in West Reading by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 01000
    per 100,000 0.024.80.00.00.0
Rapes 21431
    per 100,000 49.224.899.874.824.9
Robberies 85667
    per 100,000 196.7124.1149.7149.6174.6
Assaults 3019181819
    per 100,000 737.6471.7449.1448.7473.9
Burglaries 3317293529
    per 100,000 811.4422.0723.6872.4723.4
Thefts 149141134168169
    per 100,000 3663.63500.53343.34187.44215.5
Auto thefts 2622282433
    per 100,000 639.3546.2698.6598.2823.1
Arson 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.024.90.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 500.4414.3454.8470.8452.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.94
US city average:  3.00

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West Reading-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the West Reading city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 10.6 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Reading:
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
  • WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
  • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; READING, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in West Reading, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Reading:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 3 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 28 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Reading:
  • MORGANTOWN (about 14 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
  • KUTZTOWN (about 17 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; ID: N31)
  • POTTSTOWN MUNI (about 21 miles; POTTSTOWN, PA; ID: N47)

Local government website: www.westreadingborough.com

College/University in West Reading:
  • THE READING HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 113; Location: 6TH AND SPRUCE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.readinghospital.org)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Reading:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 2 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 34 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 35 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
Public elementary/middle school in West Reading:
  • WEST READING EL CTR (Students: 269; Grades: 05 - 06)
Private elementary/middle schools in West Reading:
  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 236; Location: 701 FRANKLIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • JOHN PAUL II CENTER FOR SPECIA (Students: 22; Location: 200 READING AVE; Grades: UG - UG)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Reading Area Community College is missing form the list of colleges and universities.

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Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  51.8%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

West Reading compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in West Reading (2007 data):
  • Fleetwood Bank: West Reading Branch at 555 Penn Av (West Reading Shopping Center), branch established on 2003-09-15. Info updated 2006-04-14: Bank assets: $158.8 mil, Deposits: $142.1 mil, headquarters in Fleetwood, PA, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Fleetwood Bank Corporation
  • Sovereign Bank: 555 Penn Branch at 555 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1999-12-18. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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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
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$1,187
Streets and Highways 7$23,611$40,4760$0
Financial Administration 1$3,605$43,2601$31
Other Government Administration 4$10,085$30,2559$15,776
Police Protection - Officers 11$49,193$53,6651$1,342
Police - Other 2$4,190$25,1401$1,019
Totals for Government 25$90,684$43,52813$19,355


West Reading government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,791,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $786,000
    Solid Waste Management: $260,000
    All Other: $144,000
    Parks & Recreation: $92,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $682,000
    Water Utilities: $186,000
    Parks & Recreation: $32,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,398,000
    Police Protection: $698,000
    Regular Highways: $592,000
    Sewerage: $433,000
    Water Utilities: $415,000
    Solid Waste Management: $259,000
    Parks & Recreation: $238,000
    Central Staff Services: $208,000
    Housing & Community Development: $143,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $103,000
    Fire Protection: $87,000
    Financial Administration: $68,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,000
    General Public Buildings: $34,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,131,000
    Total Other Securities: $492,000
    Total Federal Securities: $489,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $287,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $92,000
    Interest Revenue: $89,000
    Benefit Payments: $77,000
    From Other Government: $68,000
    From Local Government: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $413,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,886,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,865,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,710,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,041,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $135,000
    Interest Earnings: $105,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $340,000
    Fire Protection: $90,000
    Water Utilities: $39,000
    Police Protection: $39,000
    General - Other: $34,000
    General Public Building: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,151,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,183,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $103,000
    Highways: $62,000
    Housing & Community Development: $45,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - NEC: $737,000
    Property: $517,000
    Individual Income: $308,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,146,000

4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.49%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  0.81% ($47,814 average AGI)
from Chester County, PA  0.33% ($51,594)
from Lehigh County, PA  0.33% ($42,520)


4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.02%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.46% ($38,236 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.29% ($43,649)
to Lehigh County, PA  0.24% ($39,105)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Reading:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Reading:
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W253AC (98.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W280CQ (103.9 FM; SHILLINGTON, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W249AT (97.7 FM; READING, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXAC (91.3 FM; READING, PA; Owner: ALBRIGHT COLLEGE)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Reading:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W24CS (Channel 24; READING, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

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