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Reading, Pennsylvania QuickFacts

	Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	81,207	281,421,906
State	Pennsylvania
City	reading

Reading, Pennsylvania Population

	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
Male	39,205	48.28%	49.06%
Female	42,002	51.72%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.6		35.3

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	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
18 years and over	56,913	70.08%	74.31%
21 years and over	52,559	64.72%	69.97%
62 years and over	11,559	14.23%	14.66%
65 years and over	10,068	12.4%	12.43%

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	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
White	48,059	59.18%	75.14%
Black or African American	9,947	12.25%	12.32%
Asian	1,296	1.6%	3.64%
Some other race	18,513	22.8%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,392	4.18%	2.43%

Reading, Pennsylvania Housing

	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
Total households	30,113		105,480,101
Family households (families)	18,423	61.18%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,690	38.82%	31.94%

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	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
Total housing units	34,309		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,201	12.24%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	30,113	87.77%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	15,355	44.76%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,758	43.01%	30.77%

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	Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,508	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,421	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	631	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	260	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	105	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	26	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	19	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	44,500	119,600

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	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,582	25.18%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	8,072	26.81%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,242	14.09%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,710	12.32%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,345	7.79%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,157	13.8%	9.65%

Reading, Pennsylvania Education

	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,610		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,404	6.21%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,728	7.64%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,442	50.61%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,521	20.0%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,515	15.55%	22.81%

Reading, Pennsylvania Economy

	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
Population 16 years and over	59,101		217,168,077
In labor force	34,542	58.45%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	34,478	58.34%	63.39%
- - Employed	31,299	52.96%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,179	5.38%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	64	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	24,559	41.55%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	31,229	52.84%	51.66%
In labor force	16,308	27.59%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	16,288	27.56%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,865	25.15%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,654	12.95%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,199		12,787,501

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	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	30,104		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,650	18.77%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,835	9.42%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,587	18.56%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,840	16.08%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,829	16.04%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,990	13.25%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,364	4.53%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	724	2.4%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	127	0.42%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	158	0.52%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	26,698		41,994

	Reading, Pennsylvania	%, Reading, Pennsylvania	United States
With earnings	22,450	37.99%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	35,755		56,604
With Social Security income	8,676	14.68%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,458		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,348	3.97%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,439		6,320
With public assistance income	2,374	4.02%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,106		3,032
With retirement income	4,510	7.63%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,443		17,376

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