West Reading, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,046 (All urban)

West Reading, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,780 (1,665 occupied: 979 owner occupied, 686 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Housing density: 3112 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: $652 (lower quartile is $540, upper quartile is $757)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $596

Median gross rent in West Reading, PA in 2007: $770

Housing units in West Reading with a mortgage: 609 (62 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 331

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,872 (it was $72,900 in 2000)

West Reading:	$120,872
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,331 - $143,684

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $181,871
Here: $181,871
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,325
Here: $112,325
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $103,750
Here: $103,750
State: $153,822

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,573

In family households: 2,623 (646 male householders, 213 female householders)
607 spouses, 939 children (873 natural, 4 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 63 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 950 (357 male householders (287 living alone)), 431 female householders (379 living alone)), 162 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 534 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 358 2-persons, 211 3-persons, 190 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 666 1-person, 98 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

415 married couples with children.
273 single-parent households (58 men, 215 women).

90.5% of residents of West Reading speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 210 (5.1%)
(66.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Reading, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 116 6 rooms: 360 7 rooms: 241 8 rooms: 152 9 or more rooms: 91

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Reading, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 24 2 rooms: 45 3 rooms: 156 4 rooms: 152 5 rooms: 98 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 83 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 37
1970 to 1979: 57
1960 to 1969: 144
1950 to 1959: 313
1940 to 1949: 321
1939 or earlier: 890

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Reading:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 191 3 bedrooms: 504 4 bedrooms: 210 5 or more bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Reading:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 261 2 bedrooms: 222 3 bedrooms: 115 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Reading in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 52 1 vehicle: 437 2 vehicles: 405 3 vehicles: 51 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in West Reading in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 165 1 vehicle: 362 2 vehicles: 132 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in West Reading, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 75
$60,000 to $69,999: 248
$70,000 to $79,999: 299
$80,000 to $89,999: 133
$90,000 to $99,999: 48
$100,000 to $124,999: 20
$125,000 to $149,999: 41
$150,000 to $174,999: 5
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

West Reading rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Reading:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 34
$450 to $499: 62
$500 to $549: 50
$550 to $599: 79
$600 to $649: 68
$650 to $699: 64
$700 to $749: 100
$750 to $799: 65
$800 to $899: 70
$900 to $999: 18
$1,000 to $1,249: 19
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 27 1990 to 1994: 20 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 22 1970 to 1974: 33 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 75

West Reading, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.4%
Number of people working at home: 60 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 101
5 to 9 minutes: 333
10 to 14 minutes: 598
15 to 19 minutes: 247
20 to 24 minutes: 261
25 to 29 minutes: 50
30 to 34 minutes: 130
35 to 39 minutes: 5
40 to 44 minutes: 33
45 to 59 minutes: 52
60 to 89 minutes: 57
90 or more minutes: 14

West Reading mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,245 (64%)
Carpooled: 297 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (1%)
Walked: 306 (16%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 60 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 141
$10,000 to $14,999: 80
$15,000 to $19,999: 92
$20,000 to $24,999: 107
$25,000 to $29,999: 151
$30,000 to $34,999: 135
$35,000 to $39,999: 158
$40,000 to $44,999: 147
$45,000 to $49,999: 135
$50,000 to $59,999: 177
$60,000 to $74,999: 128
$75,000 to $99,999: 88
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 12
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 26

First ancestries reported:

German: 1098

Italian: 460

Other groups: 431

Irish: 182

United States or American: 182

Polish: 148

English: 130

Pennsylvania German: 109

French (except Basque): 49

Dutch: 45

Welsh: 36

Scottish: 27

Russian: 21

Lithuanian: 19

French Canadian: 17

Greek: 12

Austrian: 11

Ukrainian: 9

Norwegian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

Scotch-Irish: 7

Eastern European: 6

Canadian: 6

Slovak: 6

Portuguese: 6

Swiss: 6

Swedish: 5

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

Italy (25%)
Mexico (17%)
Chile (17%)
Germany (10%)
Canada (9%)
Thailand (4%)
Philippines (4%)

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

This state: 3178
Northeast: 293
Midwest: 71
South: 234
West: 54

50% of West Reading residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 51
7th and 8th grade: 110
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 103
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 436
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 168
Associate degree: 80
Bachelor's degree: 102
Master's degree: 58
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 133
10th grade: 38
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 577
Less than 1 year of college: 90
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 193
Associate degree: 100
Bachelor's degree: 171
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,054
Black householders: $52,866
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $53,392
Some other race householders: $36,477
Two or more races householders: $9,264
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,408

West Reading household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Reading household income for Black householders

West Reading household income for Some other race householders

West Reading household income for Two or more races householders

West Reading household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

West Reading marital status for males

West Reading marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,208
Black or African American householders: $107,772
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $186,530
Some other race householders: $124,353
Two or more races householders: $227,981
Hispanic or Latino householders: $115,234

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 218
One, attached: 1,029
Two: 207
3 or 4: 121
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 16
20 to 49: 88
50 or more: 36

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Reading:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	5.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	4.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

Here:	21.4%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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