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People QuickFacts |
Reading |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
81,183 | 12,440,621 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.2% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
81,207 | 12,281,054 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.7% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
29.9% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
12.4% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.7% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
59.2% | 85.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
12.2% | 10.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.6% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
4.2% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
37.3% | 3.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.9% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
10.5% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
36.4% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
62.3% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
8.6% | 22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.0 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
34,314 | 5,249,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
51.0% | 71.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$44,500 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
30,113 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.63 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$26,698 | $40,106 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$13,086 | $20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
26.1% | 11.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Reading |
Pennsylvania |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
591,379 | 183,741,873 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
810,650 | 130,713,197 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,054 | $10,606 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
69,421 | 15,305,402 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,479 | 874,255 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.3% | 2.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.2% | 2.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.6% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
18.0% | 26.0% |
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