Reading, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Reading: | $164,618 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 1,707 (Urban population: 502 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,284 (42 farm, 1,242 nonfarm))
Houses: 868 (700 occupied: 591 owner occupied, 109 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 32 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $65,566.
Median contract rent in 2022: $708 (lower quartile is $498, upper quartile is $914)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $631
Median gross rent in Reading, NY in 2022: $862
Housing units in Reading with a mortgage: 189 (7 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 162
Household type by relationship:
Households: 17,989- In family households: 14,711 (3,467 male householders, 1,459 female householders)
3,781 spouses, 4,718 children (4,310 natural, 115 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 360 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, foster children, 113 other relatives, 553 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,278 (1,275 male householders (940 living alone)), 1,329 female householders (1,107 living alone)), 674 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 354 (282 institutionalized population)
3,230 married couples with children.
1,159 single-parent households (356 men, 803 women).
96.3% of residents of Reading speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 47 (2.5%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Reading, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 71 bedroom
- 1472 bedrooms
- 2903 bedrooms
- 1144 bedrooms
- 335+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reading, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 181 bedroom
- 322 bedrooms
- 453 bedrooms
- 144 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Reading in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 31no vehicle
- 1491 vehicle
- 2862 vehicles
- 1083 vehicles
- 104 vehicles
- 75+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Reading in renter-occupied apartments
- 9no vehicle
- 491 vehicle
- 432 vehicles
- 63 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Reading, New York
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 504 rooms
- 925 rooms
- 1606 rooms
- 1267 rooms
- 698 rooms
- 859+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reading, New York
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 183 rooms
- 224 rooms
- 235 rooms
- 126 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 198 rooms
- 19+ rooms
Reading, NY household income distribution
- 134,462Less than $10,000
- 154,129$10,000 to $19,999
- 142,059$20,000 to $29,999
- 141,974$30,000 to $39,999
- 134,301$40,000 to $49,999
- 130,064$50,000 to $59,999
- 189,362$60,000 to $74,999
- 259,672$75,000 to $99,999
- 207,809$100,000 to $124,999
- 156,620$125,000 to $149,999
- 199,724$150,000 to $199,999
- 301,199$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.4%
Number of people working at home: 106 (12.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 73
- 5 to 9 minutes: 100
- 10 to 14 minutes: 85
- 15 to 19 minutes: 95
- 20 to 24 minutes: 50
- 25 to 29 minutes: 19
- 30 to 34 minutes: 90
- 35 to 39 minutes: 38
- 40 to 44 minutes: 45
- 45 to 59 minutes: 87
- 60 to 89 minutes: 28
- 90 or more minutes: 19
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 572 (74.7%)
- Carpooled: 120 (15.7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1.8%)
- Walked: 12 (1.6%)
- Other means: 11 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 37 (4.8%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Reading, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 11985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 21970 to 1974
- 31965 to 1969
- 27Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 377 (18.0%)
- German: 359 (17.2%)
- Irish: 347 (16.6%)
- Italian: 207 (9.9%)
- United States: 169 (8.1%)
- Other: 146 (7.0%)
- Dutch: 110 (5.3%)
- Polish: 80 (3.8%)
- French: 61 (2.9%)
- Scottish: 53 (2.5%)
- Welsh: 31 (1.5%)
- Swedish: 22 (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish: 20 (1.0%)
- French Canadian: 19 (0.9%)
- Ukrainian: 14 (0.7%)
- Czech: 12 (0.6%)
- Norwegian: 11 (0.5%)
- Russian: 11 (0.5%)
- Lithuanian: 10 (0.5%)
- Arab: 9 (0.4%)
- Hungarian: 8 (0.4%)
- Swiss: 8 (0.4%)
- Slovak: 4 (0.2%)
- Greek: 3 (0.1%)
- Danish: 1 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Reading: | 30.3% (10) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Reading: | 24.2% (8) |
| New York: | 1.6% (62,237) |
| Reading: | 12.1% (4) |
| New York: | 0.5% (20,310) |
| Reading: | 12.1% (4) |
| New York: | 3.8% (147,729) |
| Reading: | 6.1% (2) |
| New York: | 1.1% (41,934) |
| Reading: | 6.1% (2) |
| New York: | 0.1% (4,084) |
| Reading: | 6.1% (2) |
| New York: | 0.6% (22,265) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,418
- Other state: 329
- Northeast: 199
- Midwest: 52
- South: 63
- West: 15
68% of Reading residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 31
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 12
- 11th grade: 9
- 12th grade, no diploma: 16
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 243
- Less than 1 year of college: 45
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 94
- Associate degree: 67
- Bachelor's degree: 39
- Master's degree: 21
- Professional school degree: 17
- Doctorate degree: 5
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 7
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 5
- 7th and 8th grade: 7
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 10
- 11th grade: 26
- 12th grade, no diploma: 20
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 244
- Less than 1 year of college: 46
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 69
- Associate degree: 54
- Bachelor's degree: 62
- Master's degree: 60
- Professional school degree: 5
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 671
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 24
- 3 or 4: 17
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 135
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $86,120
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%
- 32.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.7%Utility gas
- 19.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.3%Electricity
- 8.0%Wood
- 4.2%Coal or coke
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 36.7%Utility gas
- 26.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.7%Electricity
- 4.6%Wood
- 1.8%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 4.3% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 2.5% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 26.9% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
