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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Reading is $24,420, which is lower than the state average of $26,520 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Reading median household income is $40,480, which has grown by 3.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.27% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Reading residents spend 19.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #418

Reading, OH	24,420 USD
Ohio	26,520 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading, OH	31,777 USD
Ohio	29,672 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading, OH	36,016 USD
Ohio	35,698 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading, OH	27,967 USD
Ohio	24,126 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #764

Reading, OH	40,480 USD
Ohio	48,849 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Reading, OH	54,753 USD
Ohio	65,491 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #821

Reading, OH	3.42%
Ohio	19.27%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Reading, OH		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.71%	$14,956, see rank	20.41%	$12,326	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.08%	$16,947, see rank	30.33%	$17,126	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.25%	$7,754, see rank	3.33%	$3,240	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.52%	$14,437, see rank	20.91%	$22,104	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Reading, OH	56,276 USD
Ohio	62,104 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Reading, OH	66,540 USD
Ohio	78,539 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Reading, OH	Ohio	U.S.
White	$41,570, see rank	$52,251	$56,900
Black	$33,341, see rank	$27,909	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,372, see rank	$37,644	$42,396
Asian	$50,469, see rank	$69,172	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Reading, OH	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$28,622, see rank	$21,759	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,500, see rank	$53,889	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,557, see rank	$60,154	$65,027
65 or over	$28,568, see rank	$35,190	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Reading, OH	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,477, see rank	9,197,668	248,775,628
Male¹	4,035, 47.60%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,740, 67.91%, see rank	68.34%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,740, 67.91%, see rank	68.17%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,480, 90.51%, see rank	90.09%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	260, 9.49%, see rank	9.91%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,295, 32.09%, see rank	31.66%	30.72%
Female¹	4,442, 52.40%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,561, 57.65%, see rank	59.15%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,561, 57.65%, see rank	59.12%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,265, 88.44%, see rank	91.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	296, 11.56%, see rank	8.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,881, 42.35%, see rank	40.85%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Reading, OH	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,656, 100%	5,199,477	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,997, 85.85%, see rank	83.53%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	420, 9.02%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	5.06%
Walked	156, 3.35%, see rank	2.28%	2.78%
Other Means	21, 0.45%, see rank	1.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	62, 1.33%, see rank	3.51%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Reading, OH	19.2 minutes
Ohio	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Reading, OH	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,745	5,303,013	143,435,233
Male¹	2,480, 52.27%, see rank	51.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	652, 26.29%, see rank	31.33%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	397, 16.01%, see rank	13.93%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	414, 16.69%, see rank	17.05%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	176, 7.10%, see rank	7.79%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	552, 22.26%, see rank	23.32%	17.94%
Female¹	2,265, 47.73%, see rank	48.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	906, 40.00%, see rank	38.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	568, 25.08%, see rank	21.81%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	674, 29.76%, see rank	31.93%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117, 5.17%, see rank	7.38%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading, OH	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,745, 100%	5,303,013	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	318, 6.70%, see rank	5.15%	6.17%
Manufacturing	637, 13.42%, see rank	15.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	160, 3.37%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	513, 10.81%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	233, 4.91%, see rank	4.72%	4.93%
Information	117, 2.47%, see rank	1.76%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	297, 6.26%, see rank	6.40%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	562, 11.84%, see rank	9.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,016, 21.41%, see rank	24.42%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	561, 11.82%, see rank	8.95%	9.49%
Public Administration	111, 2.34%, see rank	3.97%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	220, 4.64%, see rank	4.51%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Reading, OH	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,604	15.64%, see rank	15.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	338	13.43%, see rank	11.69%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.