West Reading

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  2. West Reading Statistics
  3. West Reading Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Reading Employment Information
  5. West Reading Family Information
  6. West Reading Education Information
  7. West Reading Public Benefits Information
  8. West Reading Immigration & Civil Rights Information


West Reading Legal Resources Back to top

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West Reading Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 4,049
  • Land Area (2000): 1.481 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,783
West Reading Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Reading Employment Information Back to top
West Reading Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 57 5.94%
2. Construction 54 5.62%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 53 5.52%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 45 4.69%
5. Health Care 43 4.48%
6. Metal Manufactuing 39 4.06%
7. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 37 3.85%
8. Truck Transportation 37 3.85%
9. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 36 3.75%
10. Food Manufacturing 36 3.75%
11. Educational Services 30 3.12%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 30 3.12%
13. U.S. Postal Service 26 2.71%
14. Utilities 26 2.71%
15. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 25 2.60%
16. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 19 1.98%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 18 1.88%
18. Finance and Insurance 18 1.88%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 17 1.77%
20. Printing and Related Manufacturing 17 1.77%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 277 26.66%
2. Finance and Insurance 89 8.57%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 61 5.87%
4. Educational Services 57 5.49%
5. Social Assistance 57 5.49%
6. Personal and Laundry Services 35 3.37%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 28 2.69%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 28 2.69%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 28 2.69%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 23 2.21%
11. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 23 2.21%
12. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 22 2.12%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 21 2.02%
14. Food Manufacturing 21 2.02%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 21 2.02%
16. Metal Manufactuing 20 1.92%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 20 1.92%
18. Department and Other General Stores 19 1.83%
19. Utilities 18 1.73%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 13 1.25%

West Reading Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 69 7.19%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 57 5.94%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 56 5.83%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 56 5.83%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 54 5.62%
6. Other Food Preparation and Servers 47 4.90%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 42 4.38%
8. Accountants and Auditors 41 4.27%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 36 3.75%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 31 3.23%
11. Computer Specialists 28 2.92%
12. Other Management Occupations 26 2.71%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 23 2.40%
14. Engineers 23 2.40%
15. Cashiers 21 2.19%
16. Other Installation / Maintenance 20 2.08%
17. Other Protective Service Workers 17 1.77%
18. Customer Service Representatives 15 1.56%
19. Electricians 15 1.56%
20. Art and Design Workers 14 1.46%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 63 6.06%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 57 5.49%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 55 5.29%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 54 5.20%
5. Registered Nurses 46 4.43%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 45 4.33%
7. Customer Service Representatives 40 3.85%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 39 3.75%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 35 3.37%
10. Other Production Occupations 31 2.98%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 30 2.89%
12. Cashiers 28 2.69%
13. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 28 2.69%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 26 2.50%
15. Personal Appearance Workers 26 2.50%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 25 2.41%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 24 2.31%
18. Physicians and Surgeons 21 2.02%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 20 1.92%
20. Other Financial Specialists 20 1.92%

West Reading Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,740 50.88%
15-35 hours 421 12.31%
1-14 hours 114 3.33%
No regular hours 1,145 33.48%

West Reading Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 75 3.99%
5 AM-5:29 AM 33 1.75%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 59 3.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM 123 6.54%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 292 15.52%
7 AM-7:29 AM 196 10.42%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 281 14.94%
8 AM-8:29 AM 211 11.22%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 179 9.52%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 69 3.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 19 1.01%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 9 0.48%
Noon-3:59 PM 181 9.62%
4 PM-11:59 PM 154 8.19%

West Reading Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 101 5.37%
5-9 333 17.70%
10-14 598 31.79%
15-19 247 13.13%
20-24 261 13.88%
25-29 50 2.66%
30-34 130 6.91%
35-39 5 0.27%
40-44 33 1.75%
45-59 52 2.76%
60-89 57 3.03%
At least 90 14 0.74%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 12 0.64% 1,578 83.89%
30-44 8 0.43% 160 8.51%
45-59 5 0.27% 47 2.50%
At least 60 0 0.00% 71 3.77%

West Reading Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 297 15.30%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,245 64.14%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 8 0.41%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 25 1.29%
Color 6 Box Walked 306 15.77%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 60 3.09%

West Reading 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.


West Reading Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,647 (3,573 people)
Families (2000): 859 (2,555 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 303
People at same address in 1995: 1,912
West Reading Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 141 8.56%
$10,000-$14,999 80 4.86%
$15,000-$19,999 92 5.59%
$20,000-$24,999 107 6.50%
$25,000-$29,999 151 9.17%
$30,000-$34,999 135 8.20%
$35,000-$39,999 158 9.59%
$40,000-$44,999 147 8.93%
$45,000-$49,999 135 8.20%
$50,000-$59,999 177 10.75%
$60,000-$74,999 128 7.77%
$75,000-$99,999 88 5.34%
$100,000-$124,999 65 3.95%
$125,000-$149,999 12 0.73%
$150,000-$199,999 5 0.30%
$200,000 or more 26 1.58%

West Reading Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 656 39.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 426 25.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 124 7.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 202 12.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 14 0.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 150 9.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 52 3.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 23 1.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 10 0.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Reading Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,321 29.45%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 616 13.73%
Public Assistance 0 0.00%
Retirement 333 7.42%
Self Employment 108 2.41%
Social Security 467 10.41%
Supplemental Security 48 1.07%
Wage / Salary 1,303 29.05%
Other 289 6.44%

West Reading Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 357 57.49%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 264 42.51%

West Reading Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 160 9.80%
Color 1 Box Married 807 49.45%
Color 2 Box Never Married 607 37.19%
Color 3 Box Widowed 58 3.55%

West Reading Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 261 14.00%
Color 1 Box Married 814 43.67%
Color 2 Box Never Married 561 30.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 228 12.23%

West Reading 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.


West Reading Education Information Back to top
West Reading Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 344 10.31%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 495 14.83%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,146 34.33%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 682 20.43%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 218 6.53%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 296 8.87%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 157 4.70%

West Reading Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 29 0.72% 58 1.43% 87 2.15%
Kindergarten 30 0.74% 7 0.17% 37 0.91%
Grades 1-4 107 2.64% 13 0.32% 120 2.96%
Grades 5-8 137 3.38% 0 0.00% 137 3.38%
Grades 9-12 235 5.80% 11 0.27% 246 6.08%
Undergrad college 235 5.80% 64 1.58% 299 7.38%
Graduate or professional school 16 0.40% 15 0.37% 31 0.77%
Total 789 19.49% 168 4.15% 957 23.64%

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West Reading Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Reading Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,208 90.52%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 336 9.48%

West Reading 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.


West Reading Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Reading Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 455 11.24%
10-19 Years 381 9.41%
20-29 Years 595 14.69%
30-39 Years 580 14.32%
40-49 Years 465 11.48%
50-59 Years 369 9.11%
60-69 Years 299 7.38%
70-79 Years 432 10.67%
80-89 Years 366 9.04%
90+ Years 107 2.64%

West Reading Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,831 45.22%
Color 1 Box Female 2,218 54.78%

West Reading Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,463 85.53%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 315 7.78%
Color 1 Box African-American 155 3.83%
Color 2 Box Asian 62 1.53%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 44 1.09%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.12%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.02%

West Reading Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,326 38.58%
2. Italian 512 14.90%
3. Irish 343 9.98%
4. English 231 6.72%
5. Polish 212 6.17%
6. United States Or American 182 5.30%
7. Pennsylvania German 126 3.67%
8. Welsh 90 2.62%
9. Dutch 79 2.30%
10. French Non-Basque 63 1.83%

West Reading Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,481 90.46%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 203 5.28%
3. Italian 76 1.98%
4. German 32 0.83%
5. Other West Germanic 24 0.62%
6. French 21 0.55%
7. Greek 7 0.18%
8. Tagalog 4 0.10%

West Reading Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,897 94.89%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 139 3.38%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 71 1.73%

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West Reading 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.