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Reading Pennsylvania Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Reading Pennsylvania Real Estate

Reading, Pennsylvania, is located in Berks County, of , and 48 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reading has a population of 81,207.

Reading Homes

Reading properties pool is 30,108 residential properties including Reading new homes. Median age of real estate in Reading is 1939. Average Household size is 3.33 people. 4% are one bedroom homes, 15% are 2 bedroom homes, 42% are 3 bedroom homes, 22% are 4 bedroom homes, and 18% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Reading Mortgage Statistics

Reading mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Reading USA
Homes With No Mortgage 39%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 61%
70%
First Mortgage Only 48%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 12%
16%

Reading Area Real Estate Tax

Reading Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,285 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 31,067. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Reading School District: Children make up 29.9% of Reading population. Reading has 24,294 under 18 years old residents, or 0.79 kids per one worker, or 0.81 kids per one household.

Reading Real Estate & Reading Homeownership

There are 9634.56 or 32% one person households, 8129.16 or 27% two person households, and 4516.2 or 15% three person households in Reading, Pennsylvania. Median residents age is 30.6, Senior citizens (65+) make up 10,068 or 12.4%% of Reading population.

There are 30,586 workers (over 16 years of age) in Reading. Of these, 80.78% drive to work. Approximately 7.08% of workers in Reading take public transportation. An estimated 8.77% walk to work.

Median Reading homeowner's housing expences are 18.4%

Crime in Reading (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Reading USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
116.49
47.5
Robberies
53.44
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
54.18
29.5
Property Crimes
571.75
358.8
Burglaries
140.38
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
302.68
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
128.68
43.3

Invest in Reading Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Reading Pennsylvania area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Reading USA
Near Medium City
-
Near Large City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Reading Zip Codes
19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610, 19611
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Reading Area Codes
610
-
White population
59.18%
75.1%
African-American population
12.25%
12.3%
Asian
1.6%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.44%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
37.31%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 31,067%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
25.47%
12.4%

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