Living in Reading School District Area

Living Summary

9,191

households

24,947

Total Population

$562,800

Average House Value

$1,354

Average Housing Rent

$132,731

Average Household Income

99.11%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

4,213

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

13 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

65%

Percent Proficient - Math

68%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 9,191 households are located in Reading School District area. Among them, 3,360 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,378 and 6,354 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (578) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (2,010) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Reading School District, Massachusetts
Household	9,191
Population	24,947
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,360 (37%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,378
Total Students	6,354
Pre-Kindergarten	835
Kindergarten	228
Grade 1-8	2,501
Grade 9-12	1,678
College/Graduate School	1,112
Veterans	19,046
Non-citizen	578
Non-English Home Language	2,010
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

19,792 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,032 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,032 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 13,593 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Reading School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,456	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,829	73.05%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	953	7.08%
Public transportation	1,440	10.70%
Walked	153	1.14%
Other method	174	1.29%
Worked from home	907	6.74%
Average Commute Time	34 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,593	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,921	65.63%
Service	1,137	8.36%
Sales and office	2,418	17.79%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	633	4.66%
Production, transportation, and material moving	484	3.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,593	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	51	0.38%
Construction	641	4.72%
Manufacturing	1,477	10.87%
Wholesale trade	123	0.90%
Retail trade	929	6.83%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	372	2.74%
Information	346	2.55%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,269	9.34%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,444	17.98%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,202	30.91%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	670	4.93%
Other services, except public administration	443	3.26%
Public administration	626	4.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,593	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,758	79.14%
Government workers	2,023	14.88%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	774	5.69%
Unpaid family workers	38	0.28%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $147,262 for the 9,191 households in Reading School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $67,018. 24,759 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 99.11%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,191	-
Less than $10,000	100	1.09%
$10,000 - $14,999	163	1.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	525	5.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	205	2.23%
$35,000 - $49,999	634	6.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,076	11.71%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,011	11.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,640	17.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,502	16.34%
More than $200,000	2,335	25.41%
Median Household Income	$132,731	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$147,262	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,019	-
Less than $10,000	44	0.63%
$10,000 - $14,999	43	0.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	160	2.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	39	0.56%
$35,000 - $49,999	327	4.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	577	8.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	779	11.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,372	19.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,392	19.83%
More than $200,000	2,286	32.57%

Median Family Income	$157,061	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$172,294	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$67,018	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$107,775	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$107,775	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,981	-
With health insurance coverage	24,759	99.11%
Public coverage	5,530	22.14%
Private health insurance	22,497	90.06%
Without health insurance coverage	222	0.89%

Housing

There are 9,419 housing units in Reading School District area, Massachusetts with 9,191 units (97.58%) occupied. 7,733 houses (84.14%) are occupied by owner and 1,458 houses (15.86%) are rented. The average housing value is $562,800 and the average rental cost is $1,354. 219 houses (2.33%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,433 houses (36.45%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,419	-
Occupied	9,191	97.58%
Owner Occupied	7,733	84.14%
Renter Occupied	1,458	15.86%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,921	73.48%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	316	3.35%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,182	23.17%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,419	-
Built 2014 or later	219	2.33%
Built 2010 - 2013	309	3.28%
Built 2000 - 2009	553	5.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	458	4.86%
Built 1980 - 1989	548	5.82%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,113	11.82%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,091	11.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,695	18.00%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,433	36.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,419	-
1 room	111	1.18%
2 rooms	227	2.41%
3 rooms	544	5.78%
4 rooms	641	6.81%
5 rooms	920	9.77%
6 rooms	1,645	17.46%
7 rooms	1,697	18.02%
8 rooms	1,427	15.15%
9 rooms or more	2,207	23.43%
Median Number of Rooms	6.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,419	-
no bedroom	150	1.59%
1 bedroom	832	8.83%
2 bedrooms	1,587	16.85%
3 bedrooms	3,639	38.63%
4 bedrooms	2,555	27.13%
5 bedrooms or more	656	6.96%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,733	-
Less than $50,000	42	0.54%
$50,000 - $99,999	26	0.34%
$100,000 - $149,999	15	0.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	159	2.06%
$200,000 - $299,999	194	2.51%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,544	32.90%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,519	58.44%
$1,000,000 or more	234	3.03%
Median House Value	$562,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,453	-
Less than $500	244	16.79%
$500 - $999	190	13.08%
$1,000 - $1,499	390	26.84%
$1,500 - $1,999	333	22.92%
$2,000 - $2,499	139	9.57%
$2,500 - $2,999	55	3.79%
$3,000 or more	102	7.02%
Median Rental Costs	$1,354	-

Demographic

A total of 25,132 people lives in Reading School District area, Massachusetts with 12,403 male and 12,729 female. The males to female ratio is 49.35 to 50.65. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,132	-
Male	12,403	49.35%
Female	12,729	50.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,132	-
Under 5 years	1,712	6.81%
5 - 9 years	1,506	5.99%
10 - 14 years	1,729	6.88%
15 - 19 years	1,533	6.10%
20 - 24 years	824	3.28%
25 - 34 years	2,485	9.89%
35 - 44 years	3,355	13.35%
45 - 54 years	4,103	16.33%
55 - 59 years	1,874	7.46%
60 - 64 years	1,616	6.43%
65 - 74 years	2,484	9.88%
75 - 84 years	1,245	4.95%
85 years and older	666	2.65%
Median Age	43.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,132	-
One Race	24,812	98.73%
White	23,300	92.71%
Black or African American	107	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.02%
Asian	1,112	4.42%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	287	1.14%

Two or more races	320	1.27%
White and Black or African American	38	0.15%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	21	0.08%
White and Asian	130	0.52%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%