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| Reading |
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| Population 2000: | 81,207 |
| Population 2002: | 80,494 |
| Area codes: | 610 484 |
| Elevation: | 266 feet |
| Foreign born: | 10.5% (7.4% Latin America, 1.4% Europe, 1.2% Asia) |
| Land area: | 9.8 square miles |
| County: | Berks |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (26.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (12.0%). |
| Population growth: | -713 (-0.88%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 48.1% |
| Hispanic: | 37.3% |
| Other race: | 22.3% |
| Black: | 12.2% |
| Two or more races: | 4.2% |
| American Indian: | 1.0% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.9% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 39.7% |
| Never married: | 37.0% |
| Divorced: | 10.9% |
| Widowed: | 8.3% |
| Separated: | 4.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $44,500 |
| Household income: | $26,698 |
| Resident age: | 30.6 years |
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| Reading Compared to Pennsylvania State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 62.3% |
| Unemployed: | 9.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 8.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.0% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 826 (1012.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 711.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 510 (625.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 503 (616.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 55 (67.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 19 (23.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,802 (3435.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,503 (1842.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 17.5% |
| Italian: | 6.5% |
| Irish: | 6.4% |
| Polish: | 4.8% |
| United States: | 3.4% |
| English: | 2.6% |