2022 population: 430,449 ( 19,007 from 2010 , 1,609 from 2020)
Land area: 856.4 square miles
Population density: 502.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	292,617	67.98%	7.5%
Black:	19,135	4.45%	15.9%
Indian:	485	0.11%	9.5%
Asian:	6,486	1.51%	22.3%
2+ races:	6,241	1.45%	26.0%
Hispanic:	105,485	24.51%	56.6%

Total non-White:	137,832	32.02%	45.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,017	11.7
Deaths:	10,725	12.5
Net Migration:	595	0.7
Net Immigration:	1,549	1.8

Change in White population:	-23,789	-5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	42,796	10.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
411,442
316,406	76.90%
16,517	4.01%
536	0.13%
5,302	1.29%
4,952	1.20%
67,355	16.37%
95,036	23.10%

2000
373,638
317,025	84.85%
12,478	3.34%
397	0.11%
3,770	1.01%
3,291	0.88%
36,357	9.73%
56,613	15.15%

1990
336,523
308,434	91.65%
9,350	2.78%
272	0.08%
2,177	0.65%
n/a
16,290	4.84%
28,089	8.35%

1980
312,509
294,158	94.13%
7,467	2.39%
181	0.06%
1,595	0.51%
n/a
8,913	2.85%
18,351	5.87%

1970
296,382
285,007	96.16%
6,521	2.20%
73	0.02%
305	0.10%
n/a
4,170	1.41%
11,375	3.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
46,021	12.3
33,196	8.9
15,846	4.2
7,242	1.9

-619	-0.2
38,423	10.3

Number	Rate
1990's
45,896	13.6
35,636	10.6
8,668	2.6
4,009	1.2

8,591	2.6
28,524	8.5

Number	Rate
1980's
42,658	13.7
32,377	10.4
15,342	4.9
n/a

14,276	4.6
9,738	3.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,948	1.7
n/a

9,151	3.1
6,976	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Reading, PA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
94,539	22.0%
335,910	78.0%
75,145	17.5%

161,174
2.58

107,561	66.7%
78,179	72.7%
11,988	11.1%
53,613	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
98,136	23.9%
313,306	76.1%
59,558	14.5%

154,356
2.59

106,532	69.0%
80,417	75.5%
10,967	10.3%
47,824	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
92,021	24.6%
281,617	75.4%
56,867	15.2%

141,609
2.55

98,882	69.8%
79,637	80.5%
7,800	7.9%
42,727	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
78,350	23.3%
258,173	76.7%
52,658	15.6%

127,849
2.56

92,046	72.0%
76,690	83.3%
5,911	6.4%
35,803	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
78,674	25.2%
233,835	74.8%
44,142	14.1%

114,689
2.66

85,382	74.4%
73,280	85.8%
4,952	5.8%
29,307	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Reading, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,913	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,566	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,332	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,071	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,953	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,429	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,157	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,494	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,753	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,646	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,722	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,160	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	16,411	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,854	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,845	9.2%
$200,000 or more	13,868	8.6%

Median Household Income	74,617
Per Capita Income	37,776

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,482	5.3%
Public Assistance	5,759	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24,424	15.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	156,183	75.2%
Unemployed	7,130	3.4%
In Armed Forces	286	0.1%

Total Labor Force	163,599	78.7%
Not in Labor Force	44,221	21.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	87,456	67,356	56.5%
Non-Profit	5,886	14,554	28.8%
Self-Employed	10,697	5,202	67.3%

Local Government	4,438	7,725	36.5%
State Government	2,408	2,518	48.9%
Federal Government	1,523	1,339	53.2%

Total Private + Self	98,153	72,558	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,255	26,136	35.3%
Total	112,408	98,694	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	28,505	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	43,270	20.5%
Professional, Technical	44,064	20.8%
Service Occupations	33,502	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,018	1.0%
All others	62,081	29.4%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	38,402	18.2%
Health care and social assistance	31,106	14.7%
Retail trade	25,163	11.9%
Educational services	16,728	7.9%
Construction	12,895	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	12,065	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,913	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	10,457	4.9%
Other services	9,511	4.5%
Finance and insurance	8,101	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,451	3.5%
Wholesale trade	5,533	2.6%
Public administration	5,466	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,972	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,706	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,328	1.6%
Utilities	2,600	1.2%
Information	2,512	1.2%
Management	257	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	256	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,975	3.49%
Puerto Rican	48,128	11.23%
Cuban	1,188	0.28%
Dominican	22,243	5.19%

Total Central American	3,889	0.91%
Costa Rican	47	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,152	0.27%
Honduran	705	0.16%
Nicaraguan	316	0.07%
Panamanian	186	0.04%
Salvadoran	1,478	0.34%
Other Central American	5	0.00%

Total South American	5,137	1.20%
Argentinean	151	0.04%
Bolivian	72	0.02%
Chilean	54	0.01%
Colombian	2,305	0.54%
Ecuadorian	855	0.20%
Paraguayan	12	0.00%
Peruvian	1,231	0.29%
Uruguayan	7	0.00%
Venezuelan	450	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,900	0.91%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,751	0.41%
Vietnamese	1,158	0.27%
Chinese	834	0.19%
Filipino	651	0.15%
Korean	635	0.15%
Japanese	160	0.04%
Cambodian	89	0.02%
Laotian	82	0.02%
Bhutanese	74	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	326,077	80.5%
Spanish	65,127	16.1%
Other Indo-European	3,509	0.9%
German, other Germanic	3,123	0.8%
Other	1,449	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,222	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,078	0.3%
Vietnamese	864	0.2%
Other Asian	766	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	115,106	26.9%
Irish	42,058	9.8%
Italian	32,747	7.6%
English	24,940	5.8%
Polish	20,477	4.8%
American	14,711	3.4%
Pennsylvania German	12,164	2.8%
Dutch	6,302	1.5%
French	5,334	1.2%
Welsh	4,983	1.2%
Scottish	4,218	1.0%
European	3,558	0.8%
Swiss	3,197	0.7%
Hungarian	2,487	0.6%
Ukrainian	2,482	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	412,733	96.3%
Not a citizen	15,750	3.7%

Native	393,658	91.9%
Foreign-born	34,825	8.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,887	4.8%	20,977	7.2%	106,889	36.6%	72,097	24.7%	50,120	17.2%	28,243	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,887	4.8%
9-12 Years	20,977	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	106,889	36.6%
Some College	72,097	24.7%
Bach. Degree	50,120	17.2%
Grad Degree	28,243	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	353,702	334,916	18,786	5.3%
1991	350,620	328,328	22,292	6.4%
1992	356,842	333,372	23,470	6.6%
1993	355,302	335,048	20,254	5.7%
1994	354,858	337,166	17,692	5.0%
1995	358,438	341,356	17,082	4.8%
1996	365,332	349,002	16,330	4.5%
1997	374,350	358,470	15,880	4.2%
1998	373,050	356,774	16,276	4.4%
1999	373,512	358,050	15,462	4.1%

2000	390,486	374,972	15,514	4.0%
2001	393,972	375,266	18,706	4.7%
2002	395,986	372,678	23,308	5.9%
2003	385,444	362,498	22,946	6.0%
2004	391,340	370,950	20,390	5.2%
2005	397,758	378,242	19,516	4.9%
2006	402,900	384,886	18,014	4.5%
2007	406,344	388,484	17,860	4.4%
2008	412,250	390,112	22,138	5.4%
2009	407,760	372,488	35,272	8.7%

2010	418,954	383,670	35,284	8.4%
2011	419,308	387,036	32,272	7.7%
2012	422,672	390,994	31,678	7.5%
2013	421,214	392,166	29,048	6.9%
2014	421,530	398,108	23,422	5.6%
2015	425,150	403,786	21,364	5.0%
2016	427,078	406,062	21,016	4.9%
2017	424,662	404,786	19,876	4.7%
2018	425,944	407,548	18,396	4.3%
2019	431,598	412,408	19,190	4.4%

2020	422,972	382,886	40,086	9.5%
2021	425,532	399,228	26,304	6.2%
2022	427,678	409,226	18,452	4.3%
2023	430,078	415,116	14,962	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	170,678
Median Value	$225,700

Occupied	161,174	94.4%
Vacant	9,504	5.6%

Owned	114,165	70.8%
Rented	47,009	29.2%
Median Rent	$1,078

Single-Family Units	135,011	79.1%
Detached	96,028	56.3%
Attached	38,983	22.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,653	9.8%
Mobile Homes	4,631	2.7%

Reading, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Reading, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Reading, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Reading, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Reading, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Reading, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Reading, PA Metro Area