Pennsylvania · Census place 63624
Reading city, PA
Quick answer
Reading city has 94,836 residents, ranking #4 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $45,599, the median home is worth $109,800 and median gross rent runs $1,018 a month.
- Population
- 94,836Reading city residents
- Median household income
- $45,599Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $109,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,018Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Reading city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Reading city median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27% of residents and 39.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Philadelphia city 1,582,432
- Pittsburgh city 303,620
- Allentown city 125,320
- Erie city 94,156
- Bethlehem city 77,069
- Scranton city 76,074
- Lancaster city 57,683
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