Reading City, Pennsylvania Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Reading Population: 81207 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 39205 48.28% Female 42002 51.72%       Under 5 years 7037 8.67% 5 to 9 years 7221 8.89% 10 to 14 years 6555 8.07% 15 to 19 years 6318 7.78% 20 to 24 years 6669 8.21% 25 to 34 years 12244 15.08% 35 to 44 years 11261 13.87% 45 to 54 years 8339 10.27% 55 to 59 years 2989 3.68% 60 to 64 years 2506 3.09% 65 to 74 years 4940 6.08% 75 to 84 years 3759 4.63% 85 years and over 1369 1.69%       Median age (years) 30.6       18 years and over 56913 70.08% Male 26727 32.91% Female 30186 37.17% 21 years and over 52559 64.72% 62 years and over 11559 14.23% 65 years and over 10068 12.4% Male 3890 4.79% Female 6178 7.61%       Race     One race % White 48059 59.18% Black or African American 9947 12.25% American Indian and Alaska Native 356 0.44% Asian 1296 1.6% Asian indian 141 0.17% Chinese 106 0.13% Filipino 61 0.08% Japanese 37 0.05% Korean 48 0.06% Vietnamese 743 0.91% Other Asian 160 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 32 0.04% Native Hawaiian 3 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 10 0.01% Samoan 9 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 10 0.01% Some other race 18125 22.32% Two or more races 3392 4.18%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 81207 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 30302 37.31% Mexican 5503 6.78% Puerto Rican 19054 23.46% Cuban 217 0.27% Other Hispanic or Latino 5528 6.81% Not Hispanic or Latino 50905 62.69% White alone 39038 48.07%       Relationship     Total Population 81207 100.00% In households 79082 97.38% Householder 30113 37.08% Spouse 10349 12.74% Child 26257 32.33% Own child under 18 years 20856 25.68% Other relatives 6295 7.75% Under 18 years 2695 3.32% Nonrelatives 6068 7.47% Unmarried partner 3044 3.75% In group quarters 2125 2.62% Institutionalized population 261 0.32% Non-Institutionalized population 1864 2.3%       Households by Type     Total Households 30113 100.0 % Family households (families) 18423 61.18% With own children under 18 years 10138 33.67% Married-couple family 10349 34.37% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 6084 20.2% With own children under 18 years 4057 13.47% Non Family households 11690 38.82% Householder living alone 9538 31.67% Householder 65 years and over 3720 12.35%       Households with individuals under 18 years 11482 38.13% Households with individuals 65 years and over 7557 25.1%       Average Household size 2.63 Average family size 3.33       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 34314 100.00% Occupied housing units 30113 87.76% Vacant housing units 4201 12.24% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 64 0.19% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 30113 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 15355 50.99% Renter-occupied housing units. 14758 49.01%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.74 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.51

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