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According to 2021 data, the most numerous races in Reading, PA are White alone (19,885 residents), Black alone (6,359 residents), and Hispanic (66,258 residents). 47.1% of Reading residents speak English at home. 19.2% of Reading, PA residents are foreign-born (17.4% born in Latin America), which is 62.8% greater than the foreign-born rate of 7.1% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.

Race distribution in Reading

2000 2021
  • Races in Reading, PA (2000)
    • 39,03848.1%White alone
    • 30,30237.3%Hispanic
    • 8,79910.8%Black alone
    • 1,5241.9%Two or more races
    • 1,2331.5%Asian alone
    • 1230.2%Other race alone
    • 1740.2%American Indian alone
    • 140.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Reading, PA (2021)
    • 66,25869.9%Hispanic
    • 19,88521.0%White alone
    • 6,3596.7%Black alone
    • 1,2281.3%Two or more races
    • 6000.6%Other race alone
    • 4580.5%Asian alone
    • 460.05%American Indian alone
2000 2021
  • Races in Pennsylvania (2000)
    • 10,322,45584.1%White alone
    • 1,202,4379.8%Black alone
    • 394,0883.2%Hispanic
    • 218,2961.8%Asian alone
    • 113,0970.9%Two or more races
    • 13,0860.1%Other race alone
    • 14,9040.1%American Indian alone
    • 2,6910.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Pennsylvania (2021)
    • 9,535,49973.6%White alone
    • 1,316,15210.2%Black alone
    • 1,082,5508.4%Hispanic
    • 483,2343.7%Two or more races
    • 467,7513.6%Asian alone
    • 69,2290.5%Other race alone
    • 7,0830.05%American Indian alone
    • 2,5580.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Reading

  • Median household income in 2021
  • $39,375White non-Hispanic householders
  • $43,606Black householders
  • $46,731American Indian and Alaska Native householders
  • $47,876Asian householders
  • $57,974Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
  • $35,102Some other race householders
  • $35,485Two or more races householders
  • $36,722Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2021 house value
  • $92,911White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $90,444Black or African American householders
  • $96,816American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $99,694Asian householders
  • $25,694Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
  • $84,277Some other race householders
  • $87,977Two or more races householders
  • $84,688Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Reading, PA in 2021

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Reading, PA in 2021

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Reading, PA in 2021

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Reading, PA in 2021

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Reading, PA in 2021

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Reading, PA in 2021

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Reading, PA in 2021

Median age by race in Reading

  • 46.1Median age for White residents
  • 49.8Males
  • 40.9Females
  • 34.0Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 33.2Males
  • 41.2Females
  • 19.6Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 41.3Males
  • 19.3Females
  • 45.0Median age for Asian residents
  • 44.7Males
  • 58.3Females
  • 30.2Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 28.8Median age for Other race residents
  • 28.7Males
  • 28.8Females
  • 20.6Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 16.7Males
  • 32.0Females
  • 51.5Median age for White alone residents
  • 53.7Males
  • 46.8Females
  • 27.3Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 25.8Males
  • 28.6Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Reading

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 5,30948.8%Owner occupied
  • 5,58051.2%Renter occupied
  • 48.8%
    51.2%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 70621.8%Owner occupied
  • 2,52878.2%Renter occupied
  • 21.8%
    78.2%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 18951.2%Owner occupied
  • 18048.8%Renter occupied
  • 51.2%
    48.8%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 19165.0%Owner occupied
  • 10335.0%Renter occupied
  • 65.0%
    35.0%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 7100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 4,74440.4%Owner occupied
  • 7,00759.6%Renter occupied
  • 40.4%
    59.6%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,64727.5%Owner occupied
  • 4,33672.5%Renter occupied
  • 27.5%
    72.5%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 4,62250.8%Owner occupied
  • 4,48049.2%Renter occupied
  • 50.8%
    49.2%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 7,41036.8%Owner occupied
  • 12,71263.2%Renter occupied
  • 36.8%
    63.2%

Language usage in Reading

  • English speakers - Total
  • 47.1% of residents of Reading speak English at home.
  • 50.1% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 23,03953.0%Speak English very well
  • 20,39647.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 53.0%
    47.0%
  • 2.7% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,22951.8%Speak English very well
  • 1,14548.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 51.8%
    48.2%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 53.1% of residents of Reading speak English at home.
  • 45.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 6,25387.3%Speak English very well
  • 91212.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 87.3%
    12.7%
  • 1.0% of residents speak other language at home
  • 8857.9%Speak English very well
  • 6442.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 57.9%
    42.1%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 14.0% of residents of Reading speak English at home.
  • 85.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 5,26843.6%Speak English very well
  • 6,81256.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 43.6%
    56.4%
  • 0.1% of residents speak other language at home
  • 18100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 8.4% of residents of Reading speak English at home.
  • 82.7% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 3,66125.0%Speak English very well
  • 11,00875.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 25.0%
    75.0%
  • 8.9% of residents speak other language at home
  • 66041.8%Speak English very well
  • 91858.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 41.8%
    58.2%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

92.4% (20,594)
Foreign-born:

3.8% (51)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

7.6% (1,699)
Foreign-born:

96.2% (1,283)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

80.2% (4,488)
Foreign-born:

12.4% (279)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

19.8% (1,107)
Foreign-born:

87.6% (1,966)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English
Native:

51.2% (139)
Foreign-born:

0.2% (1)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

52.0% (141)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (691)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

53.7% (125)
Foreign-born:

10.3% (65)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

92.1% (215)
Foreign-born:

93.3% (591)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

25.2% (5,393)
Foreign-born:

6.5% (790)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

74.8% (15,997)
Foreign-born:

93.5% (11,297)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

49.9% (7,891)
Foreign-born:

10.3% (497)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

50.1% (7,921)
Foreign-born:

89.7% (4,349)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

96.5% (18,230)
Foreign-born:

42.6% (176)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

3.3% (619)
Foreign-born:

57.4% (237)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

35.4% (14,186)
Foreign-born:

6.5% (1,278)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

64.6% (25,919)
Foreign-born:

93.5% (18,378)

Foreign-born residents in Reading

18,149 residents are foreign born (17.4% Latin America).

This city:

19.2%
Pennsylvania:

7.1%

Median age by place of birth - Reading
Place of birth - Reading, PA
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Reading
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Reading
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Reading
Place of birth by age - Reading

Marital status for residents in Reading

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 54.5%Never married
  • 23.9%Now married
  • 3.1%Separated
  • 5.1%Widowed
  • 13.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 41.2%Never married
  • 25.2%Now married
  • 2.8%Separated
  • 13.5%Widowed
  • 17.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

43.8% (124)
Unmarried:

56.2% (159)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

19.9% (942)
Unmarried:

80.1% (3,785)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 68.4%Never married
  • 12.9%Now married
  • 5.0%Separated
  • 3.8%Widowed
  • 9.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 72.0%Never married
  • 15.4%Now married
  • 3.0%Separated
  • 2.8%Widowed
  • 6.8%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

34.4% (82)
Unmarried:

65.6% (156)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.1% (695)
Unmarried:

73.9% (1,963)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 41.9%Never married
  • 39.1%Now married
  • 2.5%Separated
  • 11.1%Widowed
  • 5.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 54.4%Never married
  • 33.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 3.1%Widowed
  • 8.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (63)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

40.6% (84)
Unmarried:

59.4% (124)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 50.3%Never married
  • 44.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 1.4%Widowed
  • 3.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 32.0%Never married
  • 45.8%Now married
  • 9.3%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 10.4%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (53)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.3% (135)
Unmarried:

52.7% (150)
Marital status - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 100.0%Never married
  • 0.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 0.0%Never married
  • 0.0%Now married
  • 100.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (4)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 49.3%Never married
  • 28.3%Now married
  • 2.3%Separated
  • 1.9%Widowed
  • 18.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 49.9%Never married
  • 24.3%Now married
  • 12.6%Separated
  • 1.4%Widowed
  • 11.8%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

29.4% (358)
Unmarried:

70.6% (860)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

33.0% (2,966)
Unmarried:

67.0% (6,022)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 51.4%Never married
  • 33.4%Now married
  • 1.2%Separated
  • 0.5%Widowed
  • 13.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 49.1%Never married
  • 29.7%Now married
  • 3.5%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 17.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

28.7% (112)
Unmarried:

71.3% (277)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.4% (1,471)
Unmarried:

73.6% (4,096)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 54.9%Never married
  • 22.4%Now married
  • 1.8%Separated
  • 6.1%Widowed
  • 14.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 39.8%Never married
  • 25.6%Now married
  • 3.3%Separated
  • 13.8%Widowed
  • 17.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

43.8% (124)
Unmarried:

56.2% (159)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

19.9% (772)
Unmarried:

80.1% (3,112)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 51.0%Never married
  • 29.5%Now married
  • 2.4%Separated
  • 1.7%Widowed
  • 15.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 49.7%Never married
  • 26.2%Now married
  • 8.5%Separated
  • 1.4%Widowed
  • 14.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.5% (358)
Unmarried:

75.5% (1,105)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

31.1% (5,171)
Unmarried:

68.9% (11,431)

Ancestries in Reading

  • Ancestries in Reading, PA
    • 2,1914.5%German
    • 9331.9%American
    • 7161.5%English
    • 7111.5%Irish
    • 6581.4%Italian
    • 5621.2%Haitian
    • 5431.1%Polish
    • 4921.0%Pennsylvania German
    • 1630.3%Jamaican
    • 1440.3%Greek
    • 1380.3%Dutch
    • 1380.3%Scottish
    • 1250.3%African
    • 1250.3%French
    • 900.2%Slovak
    • 840.2%European
    • 710.1%Russian
    • 660.1%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 650.1%Romanian
    • 420.09%Swedish
    • 370.08%Sierra Leonean
    • 310.06%Ukrainian
    • 260.05%Guyanese
    • 220.05%Canadian
    • 220.05%British
    • 190.04%German Russian
    • 190.04%Welsh
    • 180.04%Ghanaian
    • 160.03%British West Indian
    • 140.03%Hungarian
    • 140.03%Yugoslavian
    • 130.03%Norwegian
    • 110.02%U.S. Virgin Islander
    • 110.02%West Indian
    • 100.02%Eastern European
    • 90.02%Israeli
    • 90.02%French Canadian
    • 90.02%Slavic
    • 90.02%Nigerian
    • 90.02%Danish
    • 80.02%Scotch-Irish
    • 70.01%Czech
    • 70.01%Brazilian
    • 60.01%Portuguese
    • 60.01%Afghan
    • 50.01%Australian

Geographical mobility in Reading

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • 22,58791.7%White (Caucasian)
    • 8,13678.3%Black or African American
    • 72486.8%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 95485.7%Asian
    • 976.3%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 25,33672.1%Other race
    • 13,63386.1%Two or more races
    • 16,98284.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 47,62078.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • 1,0624.3%White / Caucasian
    • 9589.2%Black or African American
    • 242.9%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 504.5%Asian
    • 321.2%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 4,71713.4%Other race
    • 1,2628.0%Two or more races
    • 1,7918.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 7,56412.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • 2981.2%White / Caucasian
    • 6226.0%Black or African American
    • 303.6%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 80.7%Asian
    • 1,2323.5%Other race
    • 5273.3%Two or more races
    • 8094.0%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2,7964.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • 6352.6%White / Caucasian
    • 7767.5%Black or African American
    • 799.5%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 877.8%Asian
    • 1,6864.8%Other race
    • 2951.9%Two or more races
    • 3411.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,6822.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • 620.3%White
    • 880.8%Black or African American
    • 81.0%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 221.9%Asian
    • 2,1506.1%Other race
    • 1260.8%Two or more races
    • 1110.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,3472.2%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Reading

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 633100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 53571.4%Native
  • 21428.6%Foreign-born
  • 71.4%
    28.6%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 555100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 3,976100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 1,68566.5%Native
  • 84733.5%Foreign-born
  • 66.5%
    33.5%
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 2,447100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 1,37181.6%Native
  • 30918.4%Foreign-born
  • 81.6%
    18.4%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 1,39497.0%Native
  • 433.0%Foreign-born
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 6,431100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 4,73965.3%Native
  • 2,52034.7%Foreign-born
  • 65.3%
    34.7%

    • Place of birth for residents in Reading

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 16,672Americas
      • 16,596Latin America
      • 10,139Caribbean
      • 5,174Central America
      • 1,283South America
      • 503Asia
      • 502Africa
      • 458Europe
      • 240Western Africa
      • 180Eastern Asia
      • 177Eastern Europe
      • 176South Eastern Asia
      • 160Southern Europe
      • 152China
      • 141South Central Asia
      • 94Northern Europe
      • 76Northern America
      • 59Northern Africa
      • 26Western Europe
      • 11Oceania
      • 11Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 5Western Asia
      • 5Eastern Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 9,211Dominican Republic
      • 3,800Mexico
      • 664Colombia
      • 466Guatemala
      • 466Haiti
      • 441Ecuador
      • 441El Salvador
      • 399Honduras
      • 173Dominica
      • 152China
      • 150Vietnam
      • 108Italy
      • 107Sierra Leone
      • 94Jamaica
      • 86Grenada
      • 76Romania
      • 76Canada
      • 58India
      • 57Nicaragua
      • 54Argentina
      • 49Peru
      • 48Ghana
      • 46England
      • 41Trinidad and Tobago
      • 35Scotland
      • 31Cuba
      • 28Korea
      • 27Guyana
      • 27Nigeria
      • 26Russia
      • 26Spain
      • 24Barbados
      • 20Germany
      • 17Bolivia
      • 17Greece
      • 14Nepal
      • 14Chile
      • 13Venezuela
      • 12Philippines
      • 11Hungary
      • 11Australia
      • 10Indonesia
      • 10Denmark
      • 10Poland
      • 8Portugal
      • 7Costa Rica
      • 6France
      • 5Ethiopia
      • 5Afghanistan
      • 5Egypt
      • 4Thailand
      • 2Ireland

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Reading

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 32435.8%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 58064.2%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 35.8%
    64.2%
  • Black or African American
  • 2120.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 7979.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 20.7%
    79.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native
  • 1841.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 2658.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 41.2%
    58.8%
  • Asian
  • 13100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Other race
  • 29424.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 89575.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 24.7%
    75.3%
  • Two or more races
  • 13223.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 42676.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 23.7%
    76.3%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 18838.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 30361.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 38.3%
    61.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 45021.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1,62578.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 21.7%
    78.3%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 18330.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 42770.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 30.0%
    70.0%
  • Black or African American
  • 3926.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 11273.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 26.1%
    73.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native
  • 38100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Asian
  • 24100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Other race
  • 539100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 9037.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 14762.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 37.9%
    62.1%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 18742.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 25057.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 42.7%
    57.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 17317.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 84383.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 17.0%
    83.0%

    • Zip codes: 19602, 19604, 19611.

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