Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Adams
Municipality: Reading township
Total Population 3,828
SEX
Male 1,939
Female 1,889
AGE
Under 5 years 343
5 to 17 years 744
18 to 20 years 140
21 to 24 years 209
25 to 44 years 1,353
45 to 54 years 365
55 to 59 years 187
60 to 64 years 144
65 to 74 years 258
75 to 84 years 73
85 years and over 12
Median age 31.4
Under 18 years 1,087
Percent of total population 28.4
65 years and over 343
Percent of total population 9.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,340
Family households (families) 1,100
Married-couple families 958
Percent of total households 71.5
Other family, male householder 47
Other family, female householder 95
Nonfamily households 240
Percent of total households 17.9
Householder living alone 163
Householder 65 years and over 57
Persons living in households 3,828
Persons per household 2.86
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,805
Black 5
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 13
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 21
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,495
Occupied housing units 1,340
Owner occupied 1,151
Percent owner occupied 85.9
Renter occupied 189
Vacant housing units 155
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 118
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 25
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,154
1-unit, attached 8
2 to 4 units 50
5 to 9 units 5
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 278
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 737
Less than $50,000 102
$50,000 to $99,999 435
$100,000 to $149,999 130
$150,000 to $199,999 46
$200,000 to $299,999 21
$300,000 or more 3
Median (dollars) 81,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 153
Less than $250 40
$250 to $499 99
$500 to $749 14
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 317
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 737
White 737
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997