Living in Reading School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 29,070 households are located in Reading School District area. Among them, 11,714 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.72 people. The total number of children in the region is 31,660 and 26,146 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

12% (10,646) of residents are non-citizens and 53% (45,431) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Reading School District, Pennsylvania
Household	29,070
Population	85,369
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,714 (40%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	31,660
Total Students	26,146
Pre-Kindergarten	1,298
Kindergarten	1,207
Grade 1-8	12,064
Grade 9-12	5,480
College/Graduate School	6,097
Veterans	62,369
Non-citizen	10,646
Non-English Home Language	45,431
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

65,124 residents are over the age of 16 and 40,065 people are in labor force. Among them, 40,050 people are in civilian labor force and 15 are in armed labor force. 34,878 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 12.90%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,974	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,389	60.01%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,266	18.44%
Public transportation	2,338	6.88%
Walked	2,353	6.93%
Other method	1,827	5.38%
Worked from home	801	2.36%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,878	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,932	17.01%
Service	8,453	24.24%
Sales and office	6,350	18.21%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,792	8.01%
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,351	32.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,878	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,052	3.02%
Construction	1,164	3.34%
Manufacturing	7,943	22.77%
Wholesale trade	1,027	2.94%
Retail trade	4,391	12.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,229	6.39%
Information	371	1.06%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,399	4.01%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,240	6.42%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,198	20.64%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,155	9.05%
Other services, except public administration	1,923	5.51%
Public administration	786	2.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,878	-
Private wage and salary workers	30,880	88.54%
Government workers	2,735	7.84%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,234	3.54%
Unpaid family workers	29	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $43,842 for the 29,070 households in Reading School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $21,711. 79,191 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.16%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,070	-
Less than $10,000	4,085	14.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,608	8.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,984	17.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,701	12.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,401	15.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,468	15.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,511	8.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,747	6.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	372	1.28%
More than $200,000	193	0.66%
Median Household Income	$32,176	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$43,842	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	18,391	-
Less than $10,000	2,172	11.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,221	6.64%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,675	14.55%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,444	13.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,078	16.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,977	16.19%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,006	10.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,440	7.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	252	1.37%
More than $200,000	126	0.69%

Median Family Income	$37,868	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$48,911	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$21,711	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$33,358	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$33,358	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	87,832	-
With health insurance coverage	79,191	90.16%
Public coverage	50,137	57.08%
Private health insurance	36,269	41.29%
Without health insurance coverage	8,641	9.84%

Housing

There are 33,628 housing units in Reading School District area, Pennsylvania with 29,070 units (86.45%) occupied. 11,463 houses (39.43%) are occupied by owner and 17,607 houses (60.57%) are rented. The average housing value is $73,200 and the average rental cost is $811. 111 houses (0.33%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 21,152 houses (62.90%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,628	-
Occupied	29,070	86.45%
Owner Occupied	11,463	39.43%
Renter Occupied	17,607	60.57%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,635	10.81%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	17,709	52.66%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,223	36.35%
Mobile Homes	53	0.16%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,628	-
Built 2014 or later	111	0.33%
Built 2010 - 2013	159	0.47%
Built 2000 - 2009	460	1.37%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,052	3.13%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,135	3.38%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,227	9.60%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,886	8.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,446	10.25%
Built 1949 or earlier	21,152	62.90%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,628	-
1 room	1,433	4.26%
2 rooms	912	2.71%
3 rooms	4,158	12.36%
4 rooms	4,984	14.82%
5 rooms	4,634	13.78%
6 rooms	6,648	19.77%
7 rooms	4,197	12.48%
8 rooms	4,143	12.32%
9 rooms or more	2,519	7.49%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,628	-
no bedroom	1,524	4.53%
1 bedroom	5,968	17.75%
2 bedrooms	6,908	20.54%
3 bedrooms	9,823	29.21%
4 bedrooms	5,233	15.56%
5 bedrooms or more	4,172	12.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,463	-
Less than $50,000	3,200	27.92%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,090	44.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,688	14.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	770	6.72%
$200,000 - $299,999	341	2.97%
$300,000 - $499,999	228	1.99%
$500,000 - $999,999	124	1.08%
$1,000,000 or more	22	0.19%
Median House Value	$73,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,088	-
Less than $500	3,151	18.44%
$500 - $999	9,112	53.32%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,558	26.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	235	1.38%
$2,000 - $2,499	32	0.19%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$811	-

Demographic

A total of 88,232 people lives in Reading School District area, Pennsylvania with 43,185 male and 45,047 female. The males to female ratio is 48.94 to 51.06. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	88,232	-
Male	43,185	48.94%
Female	45,047	51.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	88,232	-
Under 5 years	7,177	8.13%
5 - 9 years	7,968	9.03%
10 - 14 years	6,591	7.47%
15 - 19 years	7,408	8.40%
20 - 24 years	7,939	9.00%
25 - 34 years	12,959	14.69%
35 - 44 years	10,441	11.83%
45 - 54 years	10,107	11.46%
55 - 59 years	4,567	5.18%
60 - 64 years	3,943	4.47%
65 - 74 years	5,537	6.28%
75 - 84 years	2,513	2.85%
85 years and older	1,082	1.23%
Median Age	30.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	88,232	-
One Race	75,914	86.04%
White	47,605	53.95%
Black or African American	11,267	12.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,716	1.94%
Asian	795	0.90%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.01%
Other	14,518	16.45%

Two or more races	12,318	13.96%
White and Black or African American	6,758	7.66%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,110	2.39%
White and Asian	134	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	190	0.22%

Living in Reading School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic