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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Reading Area is $26,998, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Reading Area median household income is $55,798. On average Reading Area residents spend 24.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #189

Reading Area	26,998 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading Area	31,038 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading Area	38,553 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading Area	24,622 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #117

Reading Area	55,798 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Reading Area	70,581 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Reading Area	3.06%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Reading Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Reading Area		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.65%	$11,091, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.59%	$18,574, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.50%	$2,963, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.77%	$18,674, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Reading Area	67,605 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Reading Area	81,750 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Reading Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$59,416, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$32,576, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,830, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$70,625, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,905, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$50,027, see rank	$39,831	$53,370
One Race, Other	$26,502, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,250, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Reading Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$27,831, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,928, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,475, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$35,840, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Reading Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	329,111, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	160,008, 48.62%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	113,286, 70.80%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	121, 0.08%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	113,165, 70.72%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	102,031, 90.16%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,134, 9.84%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	46,722, 29.20%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	169,103, 51.38%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	103,302, 61.09%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	103,302, 61.09%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	94,170, 91.16%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,132, 8.84%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	65,801, 38.91%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Reading Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	192,172, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	153,938, 80.10%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	19,610, 10.20%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,546, 1.85%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	5,848, 3.04%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	2,468, 1.28%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6,762, 3.52%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Reading Area	24.4 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Reading Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	196,201	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	102,031, 52.00%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27,434, 26.89%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13,040, 12.78%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17,592, 17.24%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,392, 1.36%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,219, 8.06%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26,953, 26.42%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	94,170, 48.00%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34,179, 36.29%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	20,227, 21.48%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29,463, 31.29%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	623, 0.66%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	159, 0.17%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,260, 9.83%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	196,201, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,938, 2.01%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	10,762, 5.49%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	36,360, 18.53%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6,287, 3.20%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	23,376, 11.91%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,638, 4.91%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	2,542, 1.30%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11,070, 5.64%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17,142, 8.74%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	45,836, 23.36%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	15,422, 7.86%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,584, 2.34%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9,244, 4.71%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Reading Area	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	57,239	14.31%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,115	10.45%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.