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Community Profile: Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Reading MSA, and City of Reading
 
State of Pennsylvania
Reading MSA
Reading, PA
Total Population
12,281,054
373,638
81,201
White alone
85.4%
88.2%
59.6%
Black or African American alone
9.9%
3.5%
11.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
0.1%
0.2%
0.7%
Asian alone
1.8%
1.0%
1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
Some other race alone
1.5%
5.3%
21.6%
Two or more races
1.3%
1.7%
4.9%
Total Percentage
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population
3.2%
9.7%
37.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Reading, PA MSA
 
Total Households
Low-Income Households
(<50%)
Moderate-Income Households
(50-79%)
Middle-Income Households
(80-119%)
Upper-Income Households
(≥120%)
Tract Income
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Low Income
10,533
7.4
5,977
19.0
2,033
8.4
1,267
4.5
1,256
2.2
Moderate Income
17,333
12.3
6,069
19.3
4,169
17.2
3,637
12.8
3,458
6.0
Middle Income
92,876
65.6
16,712
53.0
15,318
63.2
19,880
70.0
40,966
71.3
Upper Income
20,867
14.7
2,747
8.7
2,729
11.2
3,609
12.7
11,782
20.5
Total
141,609
100.0
31,505
100.0
24,249
100.0
28,393
100.0
57,462
100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income
 
 
 
22.2%
 
17.1%
 
20.1%
 
40.6%

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov. External Link

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Reading, PA MSA

Racial Composition of the Reading, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Reading, PA MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Reading, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.1 percent of the vacant housing in the state of Pennsylvania is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the Reading, PA MSA or the city of Reading is attributable to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

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