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Language Spoken At Home in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,505 | 100% |
English only | 21,385 | 91.0% |
Language other than English | 2,120 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 343 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 278 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,215 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 172 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 382 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 67 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 245 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,753 | 100% |
American | 942 | 3.8% |
Arab | 268 | 1.1% |
Czech | 25 | 0.1% |
Danish | 42 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 49 | 0.2% |
English | 3,985 | 16.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,080 | 4.4% |
French Canadian | 1,146 | 4.6% |
German | 1,808 | 7.3% |
Greek | 483 | 2.0% |
Hungarian | 83 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,543 | 34.5% |
Italian | 6,153 | 24.9% |
Lithuanian | 167 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 146 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,119 | 4.5% |
Portuguese | 338 | 1.4% |
Russian | 466 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 393 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 888 | 3.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 137 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 693 | 2.8% |
Swiss | 69 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 91 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 166 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 55 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,110 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,661 | 73.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,230 | 35.5% |
Married-couple family | 5,873 | 64.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,973 | 32.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 114 | 1.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 44 | 0.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 674 | 7.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 213 | 2.3% |
Nonfamily households | 2,449 | 26.9% |
Householder living alone | 2,025 | 22.2% |
65 years and over | 938 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,355 | 36.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,521 | 27.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,588 | 100% |
Householder | 9,110 | 37.1% |
Spouse | 5,840 | 23.8% |
Child | 8,299 | 33.8% |
Other relatives | 796 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 543 | 2.2% |
Unmarried partner | 351 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,011 | 100% |
Never married | 2,218 | 24.6% |
Now married, except separated | 6,124 | 68.0% |
Separated | 46 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 143 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 480 | 5.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,305 | 100% |
Never married | 2,256 | 21.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,008 | 58.3% |
Separated | 136 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 986 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 919 | 8.9% |
Fertility in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 266 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 30 | 11.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 369 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 36 | 9.8% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 36 | 9.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 36 | 100% |
Who are female | 18 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 36 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,056 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 483 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 392 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,250 | 46.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,362 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,569 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,797 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 124 | 0.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 331 | 2.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,987 | 17.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,729 | 16.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,291 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,223 | 31.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,112 | 24.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 55.6% |
Veteran Status in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,263 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,510 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,587 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,682 | 6.8% |
Under 18 years | 6,464 | 100% |
With a disability | 149 | 2.3% |
18 to 64 years | 14,582 | 100% |
With a disability | 546 | 3.7% |
65 years and over | 3,541 | 100% |
With a disability | 987 | 27.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,504 | 100% |
Same house | 22,432 | 91.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,021 | 8.2% |
Same county | 936 | 3.8% |
Different county | 1,085 | 4.4% |
Same state | 791 | 3.2% |
Different state | 294 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 51 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,753 | 100% |
Native | 22,897 | 92.5% |
Born in United States | 22,625 | 91.4% |
State of residence | 18,773 | 75.8% |
Different state | 3,852 | 15.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 272 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 1,856 | 7.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,856 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,038 | 55.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 818 | 44.1% |
Year of Entry in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,128 | 100% |
Native | 272 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 272 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,856 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 61 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,795 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Reading
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,856 | 100% |
Europe | 488 | 26.3% |
Asia | 749 | 40.4% |
Africa | 181 | 9.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 330 | 17.8% |
Northern America | 108 | 5.8% |