Population

95,832

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$121,300

Owner-occupied units

Reading, PA

Pennsylvania · 40.339° N, 75.926° W · 10 sq mi

Reading is a city in Pennsylvania, with a population of 95,832 and about 9,736 residents per square mile. The median household earns $44,091 a year, and the median home is worth $121,300.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

10 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

9,736

People per square mile

Rank by population

#380

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#819

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$44,091

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,067

Per month

Homeownership

40.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.1 min

One way

People

Median age

31.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

11.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

25.4%

Households

33,164

2.78 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 20^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 156^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 24^/yr

Days above 90° 21^/yr

Below freezing 91^/yr

Annual rainfall 43.7ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 87°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 26°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21^%

Manufacturing 20.9^%

Retail trade 10.9^%

Transport & utilities 9.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania

Name

Jeff Yass

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$59B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Haverford

Source of wealth

Trading, investments

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector

Employer

UPMC

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Pennsylvania

Company

Cencora

Revenue

$294.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Conshohocken

Ticker

COR

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Pennsylvania

State bird

Ruffed Grouse

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Harrisburg

Nickname

The Keystone State

Compare Reading with

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