Reading has a lot of people who ride taxis to and from work. In fact, for its size, Reading has quite a high level of public transit users. Reading’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The percentage of people in Reading with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.74% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Reading in 2022 was $20,782, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,128 for a family of four. However, Reading contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Reading is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Reading home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Reading, accounting for 67.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Reading residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Reading include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.
Reading also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.38%.
The most common language spoken in Reading is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.
