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Reading Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 373,638
Land Area (2000): 2,224.489 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 17.575 square kilometers

Reading Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	355,735	2002	375,282	2005	392,376
2000	366,784	2003	383,049	2006	396,665
2001	373,823	2004	386,579	2007	404,031

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	544,248	72.46%
Rural, Farm	11,412	1.52%
Rural, Non-farm	195,420	26.02%

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Reading Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	177,250	167,926	9,324	5.26%	53
1991	175,285	164,128	11,157	6.37%	64
1992	178,781	166,667	12,114	6.78%	68
1993	178,385	167,963	10,422	5.84%	58
1994	177,747	168,910	8,837	4.97%	50
1995	179,225	170,715	8,510	4.75%	47
1996	182,773	174,711	8,061	4.41%	44
1997	187,947	180,035	7,913	4.21%	42
1998	186,654	178,623	8,031	4.30%	43
1999	186,298	178,694	7,604	4.08%	41
2000	194,605	186,932	7,673	3.94%	40
2001	196,631	187,356	9,275	4.72%	47
2002	198,104	186,335	11,770	5.94%	59
2003	192,321	180,862	11,458	5.96%	60
2004	195,422	185,135	10,287	5.26%	53
2005	198,888	189,170	9,718	4.89%	49
2006	201,206	192,439	8,767	4.36%	44
2007	201,274	192,808	8,466	4.21%	42
2008	203,398	192,629	10,769	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	175,447	166,387	9,060	5.16%	52
Feb 1990	175,622	165,686	9,936	5.66%	57
Mar 1990	175,977	166,789	9,188	5.22%	52
Apr 1990	175,761	166,734	9,027	5.14%	51
May 1990	177,880	168,803	9,077	5.10%	51
Jun 1990	179,127	170,062	9,065	5.06%	51
Jul 1990	179,950	170,368	9,582	5.32%	53
Aug 1990	177,529	168,657	8,872	5.00%	50
Sep 1990	176,712	167,585	9,127	5.16%	52
Oct 1990	177,955	168,641	9,314	5.23%	52
Nov 1990	177,059	167,811	9,248	5.22%	52
Dec 1990	177,975	167,583	10,392	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	172,963	161,514	11,449	6.62%	66
Feb 1991	172,274	159,639	12,635	7.33%	73
Mar 1991	173,134	160,681	12,453	7.19%	72
Apr 1991	174,312	162,453	11,859	6.80%	68
May 1991	174,565	162,260	12,305	7.05%	70
Jun 1991	178,204	166,081	12,123	6.80%	68
Jul 1991	177,591	166,458	11,133	6.27%	63
Aug 1991	176,325	166,393	9,932	5.63%	56
Sep 1991	174,910	165,097	9,813	5.61%	56
Oct 1991	176,617	166,957	9,660	5.47%	55
Nov 1991	176,753	166,603	10,150	5.74%	57
Dec 1991	175,773	165,402	10,371	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	176,032	163,349	12,683	7.20%	72
Feb 1992	175,914	162,842	13,072	7.43%	74
Mar 1992	176,495	164,271	12,224	6.93%	69
Apr 1992	177,389	165,335	12,054	6.80%	68
May 1992	178,844	165,894	12,950	7.24%	72
Jun 1992	182,453	169,230	13,223	7.25%	72
Jul 1992	182,112	169,126	12,986	7.13%	71
Aug 1992	180,236	168,782	11,454	6.36%	64
Sep 1992	178,473	166,561	11,912	6.67%	67
Oct 1992	178,611	167,591	11,020	6.17%	62
Nov 1992	179,995	168,751	11,244	6.25%	62
Dec 1992	178,822	168,271	10,551	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	177,656	164,885	12,771	7.19%	72
Feb 1993	177,699	165,073	12,626	7.11%	71
Mar 1993	177,011	165,074	11,937	6.74%	67
Apr 1993	176,953	165,993	10,960	6.19%	62
May 1993	179,312	167,881	11,431	6.37%	64
Jun 1993	181,010	169,972	11,038	6.10%	61
Jul 1993	181,177	170,420	10,757	5.94%	59
Aug 1993	180,157	170,459	9,698	5.38%	54
Sep 1993	175,739	166,931	8,808	5.01%	50
Oct 1993	177,514	168,723	8,791	4.95%	50
Nov 1993	178,454	170,032	8,422	4.72%	47
Dec 1993	177,938	170,108	7,830	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	175,190	165,127	10,063	5.74%	57
Feb 1994	174,144	163,236	10,908	6.26%	63
Mar 1994	175,537	165,143	10,394	5.92%	59
Apr 1994	176,503	167,005	9,498	5.38%	54
May 1994	178,121	168,692	9,429	5.29%	53
Jun 1994	179,805	170,592	9,213	5.12%	51
Jul 1994	178,433	169,691	8,742	4.90%	49
Aug 1994	179,643	171,539	8,104	4.51%	45
Sep 1994	177,717	169,948	7,769	4.37%	44
Oct 1994	179,175	171,597	7,578	4.23%	42
Nov 1994	179,548	171,946	7,602	4.23%	42
Dec 1994	179,150	172,402	6,748	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	176,503	167,332	9,171	5.20%	52
Feb 1995	177,530	168,323	9,207	5.19%	52
Mar 1995	177,979	169,017	8,962	5.04%	50
Apr 1995	178,940	169,822	9,118	5.10%	51
May 1995	178,868	169,497	9,371	5.24%	52
Jun 1995	180,927	171,599	9,328	5.16%	52
Jul 1995	180,990	171,750	9,240	5.11%	51
Aug 1995	180,919	172,446	8,473	4.68%	47
Sep 1995	179,436	171,333	8,103	4.52%	45
Oct 1995	180,451	173,157	7,294	4.04%	40
Nov 1995	180,355	173,157	7,198	3.99%	40
Dec 1995	177,800	171,151	6,649	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	174,641	163,796	10,845	6.21%	62
Feb 1996	177,625	168,289	9,336	5.26%	53
Mar 1996	179,422	170,205	9,217	5.14%	51
Apr 1996	180,071	171,630	8,441	4.69%	47
May 1996	182,135	173,481	8,654	4.75%	48
Jun 1996	184,232	176,383	7,849	4.26%	43
Jul 1996	186,223	177,996	8,227	4.42%	44
Aug 1996	185,533	178,572	6,961	3.75%	38
Sep 1996	184,517	177,721	6,796	3.68%	37
Oct 1996	187,353	180,498	6,855	3.66%	37
Nov 1996	186,372	179,380	6,992	3.75%	38
Dec 1996	185,146	178,584	6,562	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	185,063	176,286	8,777	4.74%	47
Feb 1997	184,308	175,655	8,653	4.69%	47
Mar 1997	186,682	177,867	8,815	4.72%	47
Apr 1997	185,953	178,431	7,522	4.05%	40
May 1997	188,811	180,355	8,456	4.48%	45
Jun 1997	190,498	181,688	8,810	4.62%	46
Jul 1997	190,973	182,054	8,919	4.67%	47
Aug 1997	190,011	182,563	7,448	3.92%	39
Sep 1997	187,873	180,254	7,619	4.06%	41
Oct 1997	188,362	181,378	6,984	3.71%	37
Nov 1997	188,831	182,026	6,805	3.60%	36
Dec 1997	188,001	181,858	6,143	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	185,379	177,155	8,224	4.44%	44
Feb 1998	185,551	177,027	8,524	4.59%	46
Mar 1998	186,314	177,442	8,872	4.76%	48
Apr 1998	186,351	179,147	7,204	3.87%	39
May 1998	187,273	179,179	8,094	4.32%	43
Jun 1998	188,510	179,895	8,615	4.57%	46
Jul 1998	187,988	178,554	9,434	5.02%	50
Aug 1998	188,189	180,040	8,149	4.33%	43
Sep 1998	185,663	177,820	7,843	4.22%	42
Oct 1998	186,301	178,857	7,444	4.00%	40
Nov 1998	186,114	178,834	7,280	3.91%	39
Dec 1998	186,219	179,525	6,694	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	184,558	176,242	8,316	4.51%	45
Feb 1999	184,955	176,153	8,802	4.76%	48
Mar 1999	184,783	176,277	8,506	4.60%	46
Apr 1999	184,627	176,625	8,002	4.33%	43
May 1999	186,567	178,229	8,338	4.47%	45
Jun 1999	188,496	179,469	9,027	4.79%	48
Jul 1999	188,664	180,155	8,509	4.51%	45
Aug 1999	187,389	180,053	7,336	3.91%	39
Sep 1999	185,688	178,680	7,008	3.77%	38
Oct 1999	185,989	179,771	6,218	3.34%	33
Nov 1999	186,687	180,736	5,951	3.19%	32
Dec 1999	187,178	181,941	5,237	2.80%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	193,760	185,981	7,779	4.01%	40
Feb 2000	193,433	184,986	8,447	4.37%	44
Mar 2000	193,301	185,415	7,886	4.08%	41
Apr 2000	192,475	185,811	6,664	3.46%	35
May 2000	192,542	184,655	7,887	4.10%	41
Jun 2000	196,304	188,249	8,055	4.10%	41
Jul 2000	196,552	188,321	8,231	4.19%	42
Aug 2000	195,675	187,936	7,739	3.96%	40
Sep 2000	194,324	186,892	7,432	3.82%	38
Oct 2000	194,944	187,518	7,426	3.81%	38
Nov 2000	195,692	188,094	7,598	3.88%	39
Dec 2000	196,259	189,329	6,930	3.53%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	195,512	186,492	9,020	4.61%	46
Feb 2001	194,814	185,622	9,192	4.72%	47
Mar 2001	196,279	186,742	9,537	4.86%	49
Apr 2001	194,391	186,416	7,975	4.10%	41
May 2001	195,167	186,405	8,762	4.49%	45
Jun 2001	198,268	188,795	9,473	4.78%	48
Jul 2001	198,937	189,159	9,778	4.92%	49
Aug 2001	197,894	188,686	9,208	4.65%	47
Sep 2001	196,982	188,287	8,695	4.41%	44
Oct 2001	196,603	186,781	9,822	5.00%	50
Nov 2001	197,348	187,133	10,215	5.18%	52
Dec 2001	197,372	187,753	9,619	4.87%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	196,831	184,414	12,417	6.31%	63
Feb 2002	197,452	184,690	12,762	6.46%	65
Mar 2002	197,972	185,472	12,500	6.31%	63
Apr 2002	196,899	185,611	11,288	5.73%	57
May 2002	198,010	186,323	11,687	5.90%	59
Jun 2002	200,009	187,899	12,110	6.05%	61
Jul 2002	199,537	187,709	11,828	5.93%	59
Aug 2002	199,158	188,140	11,018	5.53%	55
Sep 2002	198,610	188,019	10,591	5.33%	53
Oct 2002	198,263	186,907	11,356	5.73%	57
Nov 2002	197,627	185,527	12,100	6.12%	61
Dec 2002	196,880	185,303	11,577	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	193,491	180,037	13,454	6.95%	70
Feb 2003	191,163	178,047	13,116	6.86%	69
Mar 2003	191,049	178,551	12,498	6.54%	65
Apr 2003	190,521	179,202	11,319	5.94%	59
May 2003	190,824	179,430	11,394	5.97%	60
Jun 2003	193,944	181,516	12,428	6.41%	64
Jul 2003	193,196	181,524	11,672	6.04%	60
Aug 2003	192,637	181,739	10,898	5.66%	57
Sep 2003	191,238	180,856	10,382	5.43%	54
Oct 2003	192,423	181,967	10,456	5.43%	54
Nov 2003	194,033	183,627	10,406	5.36%	54
Dec 2003	193,327	183,853	9,474	4.90%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	192,538	180,886	11,652	6.05%	61
Feb 2004	192,711	181,242	11,469	5.95%	60
Mar 2004	194,011	182,243	11,768	6.07%	61
Apr 2004	192,566	182,692	9,874	5.13%	51
May 2004	194,818	184,471	10,347	5.31%	53
Jun 2004	197,005	186,037	10,968	5.57%	56
Jul 2004	196,949	186,403	10,546	5.35%	54
Aug 2004	196,860	186,951	9,909	5.03%	50
Sep 2004	195,333	186,190	9,143	4.68%	47
Oct 2004	196,974	187,635	9,339	4.74%	47
Nov 2004	198,347	188,958	9,389	4.73%	47
Dec 2004	196,952	187,912	9,040	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	196,081	185,346	10,735	5.47%	55
Feb 2005	195,844	184,725	11,119	5.68%	57
Mar 2005	197,180	186,359	10,821	5.49%	55
Apr 2005	196,335	187,280	9,055	4.61%	46
May 2005	197,819	188,220	9,599	4.85%	49
Jun 2005	200,179	189,932	10,247	5.12%	51
Jul 2005	199,726	189,639	10,087	5.05%	51
Aug 2005	200,165	190,965	9,200	4.60%	46
Sep 2005	200,171	191,154	9,017	4.50%	45
Oct 2005	201,715	192,764	8,951	4.44%	44
Nov 2005	201,575	192,287	9,288	4.61%	46
Dec 2005	199,871	191,370	8,501	4.25%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	198,808	189,026	9,782	4.92%	49
Feb 2006	198,546	188,488	10,058	5.07%	51
Mar 2006	199,184	189,435	9,749	4.89%	49
Apr 2006	199,086	190,613	8,473	4.26%	43
May 2006	200,096	191,151	8,945	4.47%	45
Jun 2006	202,547	193,247	9,300	4.59%	46
Jul 2006	202,128	192,958	9,170	4.54%	45
Aug 2006	202,798	194,166	8,632	4.26%	43
Sep 2006	200,896	193,102	7,794	3.88%	39
Oct 2006	202,708	195,118	7,590	3.74%	37
Nov 2006	203,961	195,798	8,163	4.00%	40
Dec 2006	203,713	196,161	7,552	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	201,980	192,377	9,603	4.75%	48
Feb 2007	200,139	190,849	9,290	4.64%	46
Mar 2007	200,859	192,174	8,685	4.32%	43
Apr 2007	199,631	192,247	7,384	3.70%	37
May 2007	200,614	192,451	8,163	4.07%	41
Jun 2007	203,688	194,892	8,796	4.32%	43
Jul 2007	203,664	194,942	8,722	4.28%	43
Aug 2007	201,213	192,812	8,401	4.18%	42
Sep 2007	199,943	192,049	7,894	3.95%	39
Oct 2007	200,635	192,570	8,065	4.02%	40
Nov 2007	201,395	193,268	8,127	4.04%	40
Dec 2007	201,531	193,068	8,463	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	202,008	191,125	10,883	5.39%	54
Feb 2008	200,805	189,890	10,915	5.44%	54
Mar 2008	200,305	189,956	10,349	5.17%	52
Apr 2008	200,711	191,358	9,353	4.66%	47
May 2008	203,407	192,996	10,411	5.12%	51
Jun 2008	206,051	194,946	11,105	5.39%	54
Jul 2008	206,135	195,153	10,982	5.33%	53
Aug 2008	206,528	194,586	11,942	5.78%	58
Sep 2008	204,633	193,655	10,978	5.36%	54
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Reading Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	19,476	10.03%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	14,968	7.71%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	9,294	4.79%
4.	Educational Services	8,246	4.25%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	7,560	3.89%
6.	Health Care	6,664	3.43%
7.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	6,494	3.34%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,252	2.70%
9.	Finance and Insurance	5,076	2.61%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	4,928	2.54%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,920	2.53%
12.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,874	2.51%
13.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,834	2.49%
14.	Public Administration	4,678	2.41%
15.	Food Manufacturing	4,664	2.40%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	4,228	2.18%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,160	2.14%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,046	2.08%
19.	Utilities	3,860	1.99%
20.	Chemical Manufacturing	3,812	1.96%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	26,160	15.61%
2.	Educational Services	19,816	11.83%
3.	Finance and Insurance	12,916	7.71%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	10,180	6.08%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7,420	4.43%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	5,294	3.16%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	5,106	3.05%
8.	Social Assistance	5,086	3.04%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,878	2.91%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,904	2.33%
11.	Public Administration	3,574	2.13%
12.	Food Manufacturing	3,532	2.11%
13.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	3,458	2.06%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,250	1.94%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	3,044	1.82%
16.	Apparel Manufacturing	2,926	1.75%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,388	1.43%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,206	1.32%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	2,180	1.30%
20.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	2,008	1.20%

Reading Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	13,048	6.72%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	11,114	5.72%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	9,446	4.86%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	8,666	4.46%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	7,856	4.05%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,054	3.63%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	7,036	3.62%
8.	Other Management Occupations	6,896	3.55%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,420	3.31%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	6,040	3.11%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	5,144	2.65%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,736	2.44%
13.	Computer Specialists	4,546	2.34%
14.	Engineers	4,358	2.24%
15.	Other Construction Trades	3,924	2.02%
16.	Top Executives	3,916	2.02%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	3,732	1.92%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	3,564	1.84%
19.	Carpenters	3,400	1.75%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	3,216	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	11,030	6.58%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	11,004	6.57%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	7,436	4.44%
4.	Other Production Occupations	7,042	4.20%
5.	Registered Nurses	6,348	3.79%
6.	Cashiers	5,548	3.31%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,514	3.29%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,430	3.24%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,980	2.97%
10.	Customer Service Representatives	4,974	2.97%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	4,880	2.91%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,430	2.64%
13.	Other Management Occupations	4,070	2.43%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,996	2.38%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,922	2.34%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,658	2.18%
17.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	3,570	2.13%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	3,564	2.13%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	3,560	2.12%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,508	2.09%

Reading Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	323,583	55.21%
15-35 hours	69,981	11.94%
1-14 hours	19,241	3.28%
No regular hours	173,339	29.57%

Reading Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	13,458	3.88%
5 AM-5:29 AM	11,690	3.37%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	18,751	5.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM	34,677	10.00%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	41,645	12.01%
7 AM-7:29 AM	45,217	13.04%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	53,605	15.46%
8 AM-8:29 AM	30,292	8.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	15,156	4.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	14,400	4.15%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	5,957	1.72%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,931	0.85%
Noon-3:59 PM	29,768	8.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM	29,093	8.39%

Reading Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	12,976	3.74%
5-9	41,215	11.89%
10-14	60,496	17.45%
15-19	64,957	18.74%
20-24	54,654	15.77%
25-29	20,989	6.05%
30-34	37,651	10.86%
35-39	8,034	2.32%
40-44	8,071	2.33%
45-59	17,918	5.17%
60-89	13,265	3.83%
At least 90	6,414	1.85%

Reading Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,835	0.82%	252,452	72.83%
30-44	1,448	0.42%	52,308	15.09%
45-59	608	0.18%	17,310	4.99%
At least 60	1,003	0.29%	18,676	5.39%

Reading Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	785	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	35,736	10.00%
Car / truck / van, solo	289,242	80.90%
Motorcycle	332	0.09%
Other	1,591	0.45%
Public transportation	5,894	1.65%
Walked	13,060	3.65%
Worked at home	10,879	3.04%

Reading Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 283,218 (722,466 people)
: 197,764 (602,220 people)
: 84,538
: 431,300
Reading Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	21,602	7.60%
$10,000-$14,999	15,716	5.53%
$15,000-$19,999	17,582	6.18%
$20,000-$24,999	17,710	6.23%
$25,000-$29,999	18,674	6.57%
$30,000-$34,999	18,082	6.36%
$35,000-$39,999	16,608	5.84%
$40,000-$44,999	17,022	5.99%
$45,000-$49,999	14,984	5.27%
$50,000-$59,999	29,924	10.52%
$60,000-$74,999	34,368	12.09%
$75,000-$99,999	32,977	11.60%
$100,000-$124,999	14,460	5.08%
$125,000-$149,999	5,655	1.99%
$150,000-$199,999	4,672	1.64%
$200,000 or more	4,339	1.53%

Reading Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	34,833	24.60%
Family, 2 people	42,475	30.00%
Nonfamily, 2 people	6,785	4.79%
Family, 3 people	22,778	16.09%
Nonfamily, 3 people	839	0.59%
Family, 4 people	20,256	14.31%
Nonfamily, 4 people	390	0.28%
Family, 5 people	8,211	5.80%
Nonfamily, 5 people	173	0.12%
Family, 6 people	2,970	2.10%
Nonfamily, 6 people	47	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	1,773	1.25%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	40	0.03%

Reading Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	226,785	28.58%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	127,296	16.04%
Public Assistance	6,698	0.84%
Retirement	54,161	6.82%
Self Employment	29,418	3.71%
Social Security	83,139	10.48%
Supplemental Security	9,252	1.17%
Wage / Salary	219,905	27.71%
Other	36,969	4.66%

Reading Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	91,110	56.87%
With children under 18	69,102	43.13%

Reading Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	22,023	7.64%
Married	176,270	61.15%
Never Married	80,302	27.86%
Widowed	9,669	3.35%

Reading Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	28,708	9.30%
Married	178,171	57.72%
Never Married	67,569	21.89%
Widowed	34,218	11.09%

Reading Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Reading Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	40,690	7.19%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	84,038	14.85%
High school diploma or equivalent	217,565	38.45%
Some college, no degree	95,555	16.89%
Associate degree	31,238	5.52%
Bachelors degree	64,268	11.36%
Graduate or professional degree	32,483	5.74%

Reading Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	6,123	1.64%	6,705	1.79%	12,828	3.43%
Kindergarten	8,814	2.36%	1,577	0.42%	10,391	2.78%
Grades 1-4	39,341	10.53%	4,927	1.32%	44,268	11.85%
Grades 5-8	39,247	10.50%	4,865	1.30%	44,112	11.81%
Grades 9-12	37,058	9.92%	4,455	1.19%	41,513	11.11%
Undergrad college	22,694	6.07%	8,194	2.19%	30,888	8.27%
Graduate or professional school	3,263	0.87%	2,290	0.61%	5,553	1.49%
Total	156,540	41.90%	33,013	8.84%	189,553	50.73%

Reading Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Reading Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	746	689
2002	678	665
2003	702	668
2004	724	695

Reading Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Reading Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	660,060	90.56%
Below Poverty Level	68,825	9.44%

Reading Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,149
Reading Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.813	0.191	0.048	1.431	3.483	5.900	16.746	2.035	24.681
2000	2.129	0.210	0.090	1.350	3.779	5.698	19.177	2.536	27.411
2001	1.905	0.211	0.059	1.407	3.582	5.890	15.095	2.004	22.989
2002	1.956	0.189	0.056	1.607	3.808	5.665	16.580	3.078	25.322
2003	1.694	0.225	0.050	1.352	3.321	4.772	16.497	3.798	25.067
2004	2.540	0.186	0.049	1.234	4.010	5.487	16.755	3.999	26.240
2005	2.026	0.209	0.059	1.185	3.479	6.015	17.091	3.910	27.015
2006	2.042	0.202	0.030	1.404	3.678	4.845	15.774	4.450	25.069
2007	1.720	0.178	0.035	1.153	3.086	4.866	15.081	3.208	23.154

Reading Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	10,019
2000	11,440
2001	9,933
2002	10,932

Reading Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Reading Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	49,606	13.28%
10-19 Years	53,368	14.28%
20-29 Years	43,684	11.69%
30-39 Years	56,087	15.01%
40-49 Years	57,039	15.27%
50-59 Years	42,798	11.45%
60-69 Years	29,344	7.85%
70-79 Years	26,166	7.00%
80-89 Years	13,111	3.51%
90+ Years	2,435	0.65%

Reading Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	182,956	48.97%
Female	190,682	51.03%

Reading Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	317,025	84.85%
Hispanic/Latino	36,357	9.73%
African-American	12,478	3.34%
Asian	3,713	0.99%
Multiracial	3,291	0.88%
Amerindian	397	0.11%
Other Race	320	0.09%
Pacific Islander	57	0.02%

Reading Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	266,319	37.50%
2.	Irish	77,189	10.87%
3.	Italian	65,969	9.29%
4.	Polish	47,432	6.68%
5.	English	44,918	6.32%
6.	United States Or American	42,284	5.95%
7.	Pennsylvania German	31,620	4.45%
8.	Dutch	23,057	3.25%
9.	French Non-Basque	14,037	1.98%
10.	Welsh	11,977	1.69%

Reading Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	615,669	87.31%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	56,835	8.06%
3.	Other West Germanic	8,917	1.26%
4.	German	5,043	0.72%
5.	Italian	2,784	0.39%
6.	Vietnamese	2,189	0.31%
7.	Polish	1,996	0.28%
8.	Other Indo European	1,902	0.27%
9.	French	1,546	0.22%
10.	Greek	1,277	0.18%

Reading Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	718,958	95.72%
Naturalized immigrant	14,267	1.90%
Not a citizen	17,855	2.38%

Reading Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Reading Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Berks County

Reading Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adamstown	Jefferson	Reading
Albany	Kempton	Rehrersburg
Alsace	Kenhorst	Reiffton
Amity	Kutztown	Richmond
Amity Gardens	Laureldale	Robeson
Bally	Leesport	Robesonia
Barto	Lenhartsville	Rockland
Bechtelsville	Limekiln	Ruscombmanor
Bern	Longswamp	Shartlesville
Bernville	Lorane	Shillington
Bethel	Lower Alsace	Shoemakersville
Birdsboro	Lower Heidelberg	Sinking Spring
Blandon	Lyon Station	South Heidelberg
Bowers	Lyons	Spring
Boyertown	Maidencreek	Spring Ridge
Brecknock	Marion	St. Lawrence
Caernarvon	Maxatawny	Strausstown
Centerport	Mertztown	Temple
Centre	Mohnton	Tilden
Colebrookdale	Mohrsville	Topton
Cumru	Monocacy Station	Tulpehocken
District	Morgantown	Union
Douglass	Mount Aetna	Upper Bern
Douglassville	Mount Penn	Upper Tulpehocken
Earl	Muhlenberg	Virginville
Earlville	New Berlinville	Washington
Exeter	New Morgan	Wernersville
Fleetwood	North Heidelberg	West Lawn
Flying Hills	Oley	West Reading
Geigertown	Ontelaunee	West Wyomissing
Greenwich	Penn	Whitfield
Hamburg	Perry	Windsor
Heidelberg	Pike	Womelsdorf
Hereford	Pine Forge	Wyomissing

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Reading (84,233)	Tulpehocken (3,290)	Washington
Union (29,170)	Hereford (3,174)	Virginville
Exeter (24,539)	Mount Penn (3,016)	Shartlesville
Muhlenberg (16,305)	West Wyomissing (3,016)	Spring
Cumru (12,625)	Lorane (2,994)	Temple
Wyomissing (11,155)	Mohnton (2,963)	Windsor
Richmond (7,354)	Whitfield (2,952)	Mount Aetna
Robeson (6,869)	Reiffton (2,888)	Geigertown
Bern (6,758)	Kenhorst (2,679)	Bethel
Amity (6,637)	Sinking Spring (2,639)	Heidelberg
Maidencreek (6,553)	Womelsdorf (2,599)	Jefferson
Maxatawny (5,982)	Albany (2,589)	Kempton
Centre (5,840)	Wernersville (2,150)	Earlville
Longswamp (5,608)	Shoemakersville (2,124)	Earl
South Heidelberg (5,491)	Robesonia (2,036)	Brecknock
Colebrookdale (5,270)	Topton (1,948)	Bowers
Rockland (5,111)	St. Lawrence (1,812)	Caernarvon
Kutztown (5,067)	Leesport (1,805)	Douglass
Birdsboro (5,064)	West Lawn (1,597)	Douglassville
Shillington (5,059)	Upper Tulpehocken (1,495)	Limekiln
Marion (4,821)	Upper Bern (1,479)	Lyon Station
Lower Alsace (4,478)	District (1,449)	Perry
Lower Heidelberg (4,150)	North Heidelberg (1,325)	Penn
Hamburg (4,114)	Ontelaunee (1,217)	Pike
West Reading (4,049)	Flying Hills (1,191)	Pine Forge
Fleetwood (4,018)	Bally (1,062)	Barto
Boyertown (3,940)	Bechtelsville (931)	New Berlinville
Ruscombmanor (3,776)	Bernville (865)	Blandon
Laureldale (3,759)	Spring Ridge (786)	Mertztown
Alsace (3,689)	Lyons (504)	Adamstown
Oley (3,583)	Strausstown (339)	Mohrsville
Tilden (3,553)	Centerport (327)	Monocacy Station
Greenwich (3,386)	Lenhartsville (173)	Morgantown
Amity Gardens (3,370)	New Morgan (35)	Rehrersburg