Reading, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 80,506 (All urban)

Reading, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 34,309 (30,108 occupied: 15,367 owner occupied, 14,741 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	29%

Housing density: 3494 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $527 (lower quartile is $335, upper quartile is $631)

Housing units in Reading with a mortgage: 8,476 (742 second mortgage, 983 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,494

Reading,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,200 (it was $45,000 in 2000)

Reading:	$66,200
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,700 - $99,500

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $133,861
Here: $133,861
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $62,830
Here: $62,830
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $65,346
Here: $65,346
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,342
Here: $112,342
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,663
Here: $152,663
State: $211,072

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 79,073

In family households: 65,267 (11,014 male householders, 7,598 female householders)
10,814 spouses, 26,318 children (24,514 natural, 478 adopted, 1,326 stepchildren), 2,131 grandchildren, 1,166 brothers or sisters, 794 parents, 2,088 other relatives, 3,344 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,806 (5,340 male householders (4,184 living alone)), 6,152 female householders (5,345 living alone)), 2,314 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,128 (243 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,275 2-persons, 4,422 3-persons, 3,684 4-persons, 2,159 5-persons, 1,147 6-persons, 925 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,529 1-person, 1,743 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

10,550 married couples with children.
10,306 single-parent households (2,123 men, 8,183 women).

63.6% of residents of Reading speak English at home.
31.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 8,516 (10.5%)
(30.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Reading, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 120 3 rooms: 472 4 rooms: 632 5 rooms: 2,186 6 rooms: 3,739 7 rooms: 3,110 8 rooms: 3,107 9 or more rooms: 1,987

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reading, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 894 2 rooms: 1,670 3 rooms: 3,458 4 rooms: 3,355 5 rooms: 2,098 6 rooms: 1,204 7 rooms: 1,064 8 rooms: 699 9 or more rooms: 299

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 113
1995 to 1998: 108
1990 to 1994: 430
1980 to 1989: 1,112
1970 to 1979: 2,047
1960 to 1969: 2,369
1950 to 1959: 3,483
1940 to 1949: 4,278
1939 or earlier: 20,369

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Reading:
	no bedroom: 78 1 bedroom: 554 2 bedrooms: 2,319 3 bedrooms: 6,393 4 bedrooms: 3,334 5 or more bedrooms: 2,689

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reading:
	no bedroom: 1,276 1 bedroom: 5,522 2 bedrooms: 4,213 3 bedrooms: 2,259 4 bedrooms: 941 5 or more bedrooms: 530

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Reading in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,175 1 vehicle: 6,263 2 vehicles: 5,307 3 vehicles: 1,237 4 vehicles: 289 5 or more vehicles: 96

Cars and other vehicles available in Reading in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6,745 1 vehicle: 5,747 2 vehicles: 1,890 3 vehicles: 305 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 32

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Reading, PA:

Less than $10,000: 50
$10,000 to $14,999: 34
$15,000 to $19,999: 175
$20,000 to $24,999: 232
$25,000 to $29,999: 287
$30,000 to $34,999: 400
$35,000 to $39,999: 625
$40,000 to $49,999: 1756
$50,000 to $59,999: 2164
$60,000 to $69,999: 1803
$70,000 to $79,999: 1336
$80,000 to $89,999: 1026
$90,000 to $99,999: 780
$100,000 to $124,999: 1289
$125,000 to $149,999: 638
$150,000 to $174,999: 294
$175,000 to $199,999: 204
$200,000 to $249,999: 268
$250,000 to $299,999: 122
$300,000 to $399,999: 94
$400,000 to $499,999: 23
$500,000 to $749,999: 36
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 16

Reading rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Reading:

Less than $100: 356 people
$100 to $149: 234
$150 to $199: 351
$200 to $249: 553
$250 to $299: 486
$300 to $349: 530
$350 to $399: 712
$400 to $449: 1,328
$450 to $499: 1,570
$500 to $549: 1,637
$550 to $599: 1,495
$600 to $649: 1,202
$650 to $699: 1,093
$700 to $749: 918
$750 to $799: 632
$800 to $899: 555
$900 to $999: 311
$1,000 to $1,249: 75
$1,250 to $1,499: 29
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 22
No cash rent: 474

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,472 1990 to 1994: 2,057 1985 to 1989: 1,768 1980 to 1984: 848 1975 to 1979: 441 1970 to 1974: 278 1970 to 1974: 227 1965 to 1969: 425

Reading, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.5%
Number of people working at home: 426 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 893
5 to 9 minutes: 3801
10 to 14 minutes: 6687
15 to 19 minutes: 6490
20 to 24 minutes: 4239
25 to 29 minutes: 1100
30 to 34 minutes: 3199
35 to 39 minutes: 371
40 to 44 minutes: 405
45 to 59 minutes: 1383
60 to 89 minutes: 1019
90 or more minutes: 573

Reading mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,569 (61%)
Carpooled: 6,139 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,816 (6%)
Subway or elevated: 20 (0%)
Railroad: 20 (0%)
Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 300 (1%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 204 (1%)
Walked: 2,682 (9%)
Other means: 381 (1%)
Worked at home: 426 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 5650
$10,000 to $14,999: 2835
$15,000 to $19,999: 2932
$20,000 to $24,999: 2655
$25,000 to $29,999: 2623
$30,000 to $34,999: 2217
$35,000 to $39,999: 1785
$40,000 to $44,999: 1737
$45,000 to $49,999: 1307
$50,000 to $59,999: 2195
$60,000 to $74,999: 1795
$75,000 to $99,999: 1364
$100,000 to $124,999: 573
$125,000 to $149,999: 151
$150,000 to $199,999: 127
$200,000 or more: 158

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 32390

German: 10898

Italian: 4155

Polish: 3098

Irish: 2812

United States or American: 2758

Pennsylvania German: 2111

English: 1278

Dutch: 1141

Subsaharan African:: 616

Welsh: 484

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 467

French (except Basque): 456

Romanian: 438

African: 426

Slovak: 292

Greek: 288

Ukrainian: 236

Scottish: 227

Jamaican: 211

Scotch-Irish: 205

Russian: 194

European: 159

Lithuanian: 140

Hungarian: 139

Swiss: 132

Swedish: 104

Haitian: 95

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 92

Norwegian: 91

Czechoslovakian: 89

Afghan: 85

Sierra Leonean: 85

Portuguese: 80

French Canadian: 64

Austrian: 45

Nigerian: 40

Slavic: 40

South African: 39

Eastern European: 39

Czech: 37

Arab:: 37

British: 35

Guyanese: 27

Albanian: 27

Barbadian: 27

Turkish: 23

Croatian: 21

Egyptian: 21

Other Subsaharan African: 20

Danish: 19

Yugoslavian: 18

German Russian: 17

Slovene: 16

Australian: 14

U.S. Virgin Islander: 13

Lebanese: 12

Canadian: 12

British West Indian: 9

Alsatian: 7

Northern European: 7

West Indian: 7

Other West Indian: 7

Ghanian: 6

Bulgarian: 6

Belgian: 6

Dutch West Indian: 6

Arab/Arabic: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (34%)
Dominican Republic (21%)
Vietnam (6%)
Romania (5%)
Guatemala (3%)
Colombia (3%)
Jamaica (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 51847
Northeast: 6538
Midwest: 844
South: 3084
West: 725

53% of Reading residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 668
Nursery to 4th grade: 411
5th and 6th grade: 720
7th and 8th grade: 1,461
9th grade: 1,354
10th grade: 1,458
11th grade: 1,259
12th grade, no diploma: 1,211
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,168
Less than 1 year of college: 823
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,755
Associate degree: 853
Bachelor's degree: 1,259
Master's degree: 370
Professional school degree: 184
Doctorate degree: 132

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 839
Nursery to 4th grade: 354
5th and 6th grade: 638
7th and 8th grade: 1,498
9th grade: 1,452
10th grade: 1,800
11th grade: 1,573
12th grade, no diploma: 1,206
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,562
Less than 1 year of college: 1,321
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,998
Associate degree: 1,045
Bachelor's degree: 1,440
Master's degree: 503
Professional school degree: 186
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $30,376
Black householders: $21,224
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,656
Asian householders: $41,419
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $30,809
Some other race householders: $21,681
Two or more races householders: $26,474
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,358

Reading household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Reading household income for Black householders

Reading household income for Some other race householders

Reading household income for Two or more races householders

Reading household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Reading marital status for males

Reading marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,494
Black or African American householders: $64,728
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $69,289
Asian householders: $71,348
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $18,388
Some other race householders: $60,315
Two or more races householders: $62,963
Hispanic or Latino householders: $60,609

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,944
One, attached: 17,242
Two: 3,237
3 or 4: 4,472
5 to 9: 1,883
10 to 19: 865
20 to 49: 663
50 or more: 1,915
Mobile homes: 88

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,678

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Reading:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Utility gas (45%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 913

Here:	8.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 373

Here:	8.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,747

Here:	54.8%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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