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Reading School District

Reading School District is a unified school district in Pennsylvania with a community population of 95,242. The median household income is $44,091 and the median age is 31.9.

95,242

Population

9676

People / sq mi

$44,091

Median Income

31.9

Median Age

Reading School District covers 10 sq mi of land at 9676.1 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White24.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian16.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$44,091

Median Household Income

$21,406

Per Capita Income

24.9%

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Unemployment

Housing

$121,300

Median Home Value

$1,067

Median Rent

40.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

72.0%

High School+

11.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Reading School District serves a community with a population of 95,242 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Pennsylvania.

The median household income in Reading School District is $44,091, with a per capita income of $21,406. The poverty rate is 24.9%.

Reading School District is 24.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 16.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Reading School District, 72.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 11.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Reading School District is $121,300, with a median rent of $1,067. The homeownership rate is 40.6%.

Data for Reading School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4220040).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.