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Reading, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Reading, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	23,708	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	reading

Reading, Massachusetts Population

	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
Male	11,436	48.24%	49.06%
Female	12,272	51.76%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.1		35.3

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	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	17,476	73.71%	74.31%
21 years and over	16,954	71.51%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,910	16.49%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,369	14.21%	12.43%

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	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
White	22,871	96.47%	75.14%
Black or African American	86	0.36%	12.32%
Asian	525	2.21%	3.64%
Some other race	71	0.3%	5.46%
Two or more races	155	0.65%	2.43%

Reading, Massachusetts Housing

	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	8,688		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,437	74.09%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,251	25.91%	31.94%

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	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	8,823		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	135	1.53%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,688	98.47%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,165	81.21%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,523	17.26%	30.77%

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	Reading, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	22	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	21	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	136	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	692	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	3,147	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,053	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	249	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	271,600	119,600

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	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	860	9.9%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,120	24.4%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,429	16.45%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,722	19.82%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,066	12.27%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,491	17.16%	9.65%

Reading, Massachusetts Education

	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,240		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	682	10.93%	6.47%
Kindergarten	285	4.57%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,818	45.16%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,235	19.79%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,220	19.55%	22.81%

Reading, Massachusetts Economy

	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	18,096		217,168,077
In labor force	12,742	70.41%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,742	70.41%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,503	69.09%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	239	1.32%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	1.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	5,354	29.59%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,561	52.83%	51.66%
In labor force	6,027	33.31%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,027	33.31%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,911	32.66%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,136	11.8%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,393		12,787,501

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	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,669		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	286	3.3%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	351	4.05%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	564	6.51%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	590	6.81%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	786	9.07%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,608	18.55%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,474	17.0%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,892	21.82%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	626	7.22%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	492	5.68%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	77,059		41,994

	Reading, Massachusetts	%, Reading, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	7,237	39.99%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	91,437		56,604
With Social Security income	2,332	12.89%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,025		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	163	0.9%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,404		6,320
With public assistance income	69	0.38%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,664		3,032
With retirement income	1,639	9.06%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,781		17,376

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