Cities / Pennsylvania / Reading

Reading, PA

95,242 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 80°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Lehigh Valley)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 26.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PHL

48 mi — Philadelphia International Airport

Population & People

Population

95,242

Median age

31.9

Median household income

$44,091

Poverty rate

28.7%

Unemployment rate

13.7%

Bachelor's degree+

11.4%

Avg. commute

23 min

Hispanic or Latino

70.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$121,300

Median gross rent

$1,067/mo

Homeownership rate

40.63%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,575

HUD Fair Market Rent (Berks County, 6 mi from Reading), 2026. Efficiency $1086, 1BR $1237, 2BR $1575, 3BR $1937, 4BR $2085. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

722.56

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

48 mi away

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

89 mi away

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

95 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).