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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Reading | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 95,242 | 89,537 | 73 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.0% | — | |
| Median household income | $44,091 | $54,902 | 9 | ||
| Poverty rate | 28.7% | 22.2% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.4% | 17.8% | 9 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.4% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $121,300 | $201,950 | 9 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,067 | $1,301 | 18 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.0% | 8.2% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 6.4% | 7.8% | 18 |
ReadingPeer median
ReadingPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +4.2% |
| Housing units | — | — | +8.0% |
| Median household income | — | — | +27.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +53.2% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +31.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +14.9% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +131.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -6.6% |
| Restaurants & bars | 16.8 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.4 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 8.5 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 15.8 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 13.8 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.3 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.2 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 20.3 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton, NJ | 77 | 90,338 | — | $52,537 | 16.2% |
| Lawrence, MA | 77 | 88,736 | +14.7% | $60,433 | 16.8% |
| Baytown, TX | 76 | 85,205 | +14.9% | $59,910 | 14.8% |
| Camden, NJ | 75 | 71,496 | — | $40,546 | 10.1% |
| Pharr, TX | 75 | 80,333 | — | $52,814 | 18.8% |
| Hartford, CT | 74 | 121,127 | -3.3% | $46,411 | 19.4% |
| Lawton, OK | 73 | 90,595 | -7.4% | $54,433 | 22.5% |
| Passaic, NJ | 73 | 70,002 | — | $55,371 | 16.7% |
| Allentown, PA | 72 | 125,976 | +6.0% | $55,494 | 19.1% |
| Merced, CA | 72 | 91,953 | — | $63,122 | 20.2% |