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Language Spoken At Home in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 3,920 | 100% |
English only | 3,239 | 82.6% |
Language other than English | 681 | 17.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 144 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 440 | 11.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 122 | 3.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 81 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 160 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,208 | 100% |
American | 69 | 1.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 38 | 0.9% |
Danish | 4 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 4 | 0.1% |
English | 167 | 4.0% |
French (except Basque) | 116 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,360 | 32.3% |
Greek | 74 | 1.8% |
Hungarian | 16 | 0.4% |
Irish | 732 | 17.4% |
Italian | 318 | 7.6% |
Lithuanian | 12 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 263 | 6.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 15 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 18 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 38 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 73 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 19 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 17 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 10 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,535 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 926 | 60.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 519 | 33.8% |
Married-couple family | 584 | 38.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 256 | 16.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 111 | 7.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 111 | 7.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 231 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 152 | 9.9% |
Nonfamily households | 609 | 39.7% |
Householder living alone | 542 | 35.3% |
65 years and over | 138 | 9.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 567 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 317 | 20.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 3,697 | 100% |
Householder | 1,535 | 41.5% |
Spouse | 573 | 15.5% |
Child | 1,234 | 33.4% |
Other relatives | 101 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 254 | 6.9% |
Unmarried partner | 148 | 4.0% |
Marital Status in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,417 | 100% |
Never married | 430 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 643 | 45.4% |
Separated | 39 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 87 | 6.1% |
Divorced | 218 | 15.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,796 | 100% |
Never married | 531 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 701 | 39.0% |
Separated | 61 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 299 | 16.6% |
Divorced | 204 | 11.4% |
Fertility in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 71 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 12 | 16.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 108 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 83 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 28 | 33.7% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 28 | 33.7% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 28 | 100% |
Who are female | 15 | 53.6% |
Who are married | 28 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,138 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 68 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 101 | 8.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 554 | 48.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 166 | 14.6% |
College or graduate school | 249 | 21.9% |
Educational Attainment in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 2,878 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 241 | 8.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 318 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 985 | 34.2% |
Some college, no degree | 442 | 15.4% |
Associate's degree | 188 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 482 | 16.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 222 | 7.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.5% |
Veteran Status in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,107 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 310 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 3,781 | 100% |
With a disability | 528 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,101 | 100% |
With a disability | 93 | 8.4% |
18 to 64 years | 2,235 | 100% |
With a disability | 255 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 445 | 100% |
With a disability | 180 | 40.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,130 | 100% |
Same house | 3,244 | 78.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 880 | 21.3% |
Same county | 599 | 14.5% |
Different county | 281 | 6.8% |
Same state | 173 | 4.2% |
Different state | 108 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 6 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,208 | 100% |
Native | 3,876 | 92.1% |
Born in United States | 3,693 | 87.8% |
State of residence | 3,010 | 71.5% |
Different state | 683 | 16.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 183 | 4.3% |
Foreign born | 332 | 7.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 332 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 99 | 29.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 233 | 70.2% |
Year of Entry in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 515 | 100% |
Native | 183 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 183 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 332 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 332 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Reading Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 332 | 100% |
Europe | 40 | 12.0% |
Asia | 199 | 59.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 75 | 22.6% |
Northern America | 18 | 5.4% |