Reading, PA Profile

Reading, PA, population 81,000, is located in Pennsylvania's Berks county, about 29.7 miles from Allentown and 48.3 miles from Philadelphia.

Through the 90's Reading's population has grown by about 4%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Reading has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Reading's population has grown by about 1%.

Reading's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Pennsylvania's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Reading tend to be much higher than Pennsylvania's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	59%
	African American	12%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	27%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	81,374	N/A
2001	80,823	-0.68%
2002	80,594	-0.28%
2003	80,482	-0.14%
2004	80,435	-0.06%
2005	80,440	0.01%
2006	80,876	0.54%
2007	81,010	0.17%
2008	80,883	-0.16%
2009	81,000	0.14%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$26,698

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,201
2002	1,333
2003	1,172
2004	1,385
2005	1,157
2006	1,237
2007	926
2008	1,073
2009	953
2010	943

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	20	45	455	456
2002	19	55	510	503
2003	16	56	434	440
2004	14	36	401	665
2005	22	51	372	491
2006	10	44	465	482
2007	6	41	385	320
2008	10	33	452	373
2009	12	22	369	363
2010	10	21	384	352

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,683
2002	6,291
2003	5,754
2004	6,028
2005	6,297
2006	5,730
2007	4,704
2008	5,204
2009	4,710
2010	4,500

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,445	2,681	491
2002	1,503	2,802	826
2003	1,140	2,458	1,045
2004	1,384	2,330	1,143
2005	1,512	2,520	1,061
2006	1128	2288	1221
2007	1183	1780	855
2008	1268	2150	790
2009	1321	1872	595
2010	1425	1582	655