Household Types in Reading, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family228.315931%48.034142%28.315931%28.3%8,21726.654950%11.943581%26.654950%26.7%7,7358.401392%4.424187%8.401392%8.4%2,43830.228471%29.571826%30.228471%30.2%8,7726.399256%6.026265%6.399256%6.4%1,857
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads37.187973%67.536265%37.187973%37.2%3,93351.172466%24.415691%51.172466%51.2%5,41211.639561%8.048043%11.639561%11.6%1,231

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children236.445088%25.603611%36.445088%36.4%10,57610.6k63.330921%74.187216%63.330921%63.3%18,37818.4k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3Other3Hispanic4White5Black3-20.720721%-13.063063%-22.072072%-7.207207%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-63.063063%63%36.936937%61.737928%36.936937%37%222-35.578002%-11.083053%-18.153760%-2.637486%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-67.452301%67%32.547699%35.590131%32.547699%33%3,564-33.567280%-14.012585%-18.126815%-3.848015%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-69.554695%70%30.445305%32.309803%30.445305%30%4,132-34.968072%-8.160920%-22.247765%-5.159642%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-70.536398%71%29.463602%39.601521%29.463602%29%7,830-13.629707%-5.125523%-42.907950%-10.135983%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-71.799163%72%28.200837%51.551298%28.200837%28%9,560-26.758286%-8.245756%-39.962274%-5.793587%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-80.759903%81%19.240097%22.065543%19.240097%19%3,711
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Reading

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
10%18%25%32%40%47%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%14%23%32%41%51%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%4.5%7.5%10.4%13.4%16.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%19%28%36%45%54%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%3.9%6.9%9.9%12.9%16.0%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%31%39%47%55%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Reading

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%25%38%50%63%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%46%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%18%32%45%59%73%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%
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Household Types by Place in the Reading Area

There are 85 places in the Reading Area. This section compares Reading to all of the places in the Reading Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Reading, selected other places in the Reading Area, and entities that contain Reading
0%50%100%Count#FrystownAlleghenyvilleBethelFox ChaseSchubertColony ParkBaumstownJacksonwaldMount AetnaVirginvilleReifftonRiverview PkMontrose MnrOleyWhitfieldBlandonMuhlenberg PkEdenburgDaubervilleSouth TemplePennwynNew SchaefferstownW WyomissingKemptonLoraneBirdsboroFleetwoodMorgantownStrausstownGouglersvilleBechtelsvilleReading AreaBerksLaureldaleWomelsdorfWyomissingUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMohntonNortheastMiddle AtlanticKenhorstSpring RidgeShillingtonWest LawnReadingReadingWest ReadingFlying HillsMertztownDouglassville100.000000%100.000000%100%116183.241758%83.241758%83%303280.978261%80.978261%81%149378.735632%78.735632%79%411477.941176%77.941176%78%53574.224806%74.224806%74%383673.015873%73.015873%73%92770.404722%70.404722%70%835870.000000%70.000000%70%112969.841270%69.841270%70%881067.825045%67.825045%68%1,1321167.117117%67.117117%67%7451265.714286%65.714286%66%1611364.434180%64.434180%64%2791463.431151%63.431151%63%1,1241563.157895%63.157895%63%1,7761661.854305%61.854305%62%4671760.802469%60.802469%61%1971859.938838%59.938838%60%1961959.342561%59.342561%59%3432058.709677%58.709677%59%1822158.333333%58.333333%58%492257.902736%57.902736%58%7622357.407407%57.407407%57%312457.399884%57.399884%57%9892557.185930%57.185930%57%1,1382657.005141%57.005141%57%8872756.940510%56.940510%57%2012856.637168%56.637168%57%642956.250000%56.250000%56%1263053.389831%53.389831%53%1893651.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k51.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k50.818640%50.818640%51%8074249.457058%49.457058%49%5014849.333027%49.333027%49%2,1455048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.442550%47.442550%47%6405447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.739130%45.739130%46%5266043.360996%43.360996%43%2096638.160291%38.160291%38%8387231.818182%31.818182%32%2177828.315931%28.315931%28%8,21728.315931%28.315931%28%8,2178026.495726%26.495726%26%4348125.359195%25.359195%25%3538220.915033%20.915033%21%648318.253968%18.253968%18%6984
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 84 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Reading to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Reading, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Reading
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLevittownBethel ParkHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaReading AreaBerksUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillMonroevilleHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonHazletonPhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterGreensburgNew CastleLebanonBloomsburgNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterYorkState CollegeMcKeesportIndianaJohnstownHarrisburgWilkinsburgChester75.322101%75.322101%75%3,800170.981004%70.981004%71%5,007265.007429%65.007429%65%5,250360.675786%60.675786%61%6,698457.170698%57.170698%57%4,987557.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k656.472782%56.472782%56%7,573753.681462%53.681462%54%3,084853.222315%53.222315%53%3,196952.142857%52.142857%52%3,5771051.409697%51.409697%51%4,3581151.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k51.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.540984%47.540984%48%4,0021247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.785649%45.785649%46%5,0411345.764603%45.764603%46%5,7431443.498002%43.498002%43%2,3951542.727377%42.727377%43%3,7161642.613018%42.613018%43%2,7431741.328649%41.328649%41%2,5881840.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501939.225037%39.225037%39%2,6322038.950306%38.950306%39%3,6292137.796196%37.796196%38%3,5572237.671886%37.671886%38%2,7672336.483703%36.483703%36%3,0112436.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2636.129816%36.129816%36%3,2732733.207953%33.207953%33%2,4722832.982293%32.982293%33%3,5392932.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3032.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3131.680376%31.680376%32%6,7403231.387965%31.387965%31%2,0763331.119465%31.119465%31%2,9803430.299303%30.299303%30%2,9563530.035632%30.035632%30%1,4333629.463486%29.463486%29%3,6193729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4913828.315931%28.315931%28%8,21728.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.044776%26.044776%26%1,7454225.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104323.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904423.766867%23.766867%24%2,0964523.553719%23.553719%24%1,0264623.528798%23.528798%24%2,2554722.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784818.570022%18.570022%19%1,5094917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Reading to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Reading, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Reading
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverReading AreaBerksCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k51.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,21728.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Reading to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Reading, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Reading
0%20%40%Count#San JoseReading AreaBerksVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisReadingReadingPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k51.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4228.315931%28.315931%28%8,21728.315931%28.315931%28%8,21727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Reading. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Berks
Metro Area:
Reading Area
ZIP Codes:
19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19610, 19611
Unified School District:
Reading
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-11
State House Districts:
PA-126, PA-127
Neighboring Boroughs:
Kenhorst, Mount Penn, West Reading, Wyomissing
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Greenfields, Grill, Hyde Park, Pennside
Nearby Boroughs:
Laureldale, Shillington, St. Lawrence
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Colony Park, Lincoln Park, Muhlenberg Park, Spring Ridge, Stony Creek Mills, West Lawn, West Wyomissing