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