Reading, PA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	34,309	100.0
1-unit, detached	3,944	11.5
1-unit, attached	17,242	50.3
2 units	3,237	9.4
3 or 4 units	4,472	13.0
5 to 9 units	1,883	5.5
10 to 19 units	865	2.5
20 or more units	2,578	7.5
Mobile home	88	0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	113	0.3
1995 to 1998	108	0.3
1990 to 1994	430	1.3
1980 to 1989	1,112	3.2
1970 to 1979	2,047	6.0
1960 to 1969	2,369	6.9
1940 to 1959	7,761	22.6
1939 or earlier	20,369	59.4

ROOMS
1 room	978	2.9
2 rooms	2,016	5.9
3 rooms	4,732	13.8
4 rooms	4,739	13.8
5 rooms	4,773	13.9
6 rooms	5,657	16.5
7 rooms	4,565	13.3
8 rooms	4,230	12.3
9 or more rooms	2,619	7.6
Median (rooms)	5.5	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	30,108	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,582	25.2
1995 to 1998	8,072	26.8
1990 to 1994	4,242	14.1
1980 to 1989	3,710	12.3
1970 to 1979	2,345	7.8
1969 or earlier	4,157	13.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	8,920	29.6
1	12,010	39.9
2	7,197	23.9
3 or more	1,981	6.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	13,136	43.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	606	2.0
Electricity	3,186	10.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	12,617	41.9
Coal or coke	86	0.3
Wood	26	0.1
Solar energy	9	0.0
Other fuel	237	0.8
No fuel used	205	0.7

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	368	1.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	259	0.9
No telephone service	1,346	4.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	30,108	100.0
1.00 or less	27,969	92.9
1.01 to 1.50	1,137	3.8
1.51 or more	1,002	3.3

Specified owner-occupied units	13,970	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,508	60.9
$50,000 to $99,999	4,421	31.6
$100,000 to $149,999	631	4.5
$150,000 to $199,999	260	1.9
$200,000 to $299,999	105	0.8
$300,000 to $499,999	26	0.2
$500,000 to $999,999	19	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	44,500	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	8,476	60.7
Less than $300	54	0.4
$300 to $499	1,118	8.0
$500 to $699	2,732	19.6
$700 to $999	3,036	21.7
$1,000 to $1,499	1,222	8.7
$1,500 to $1,999	240	1.7
$2,000 or more	74	0.5
Median (dollars)	724	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,494	39.3
Median (dollars)	299	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,118	36.6
15 to 19 percent	2,584	18.5
20 to 24 percent	1,633	11.7
25 to 29 percent	1,116	8.0
30 to 34 percent	847	6.1
35 percent or more	2,464	17.6
Not computed	208	1.5

Specified renter-occupied units	14,726	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,483	10.1
$200 to $299	1,146	7.8
$300 to $499	5,964	40.5
$500 to $749	4,547	30.9
$750 to $999	915	6.2
$1,000 to $1,499	175	1.2
$1,500 or more	22	0.1
No cash rent	474	3.2
Median (dollars)	459	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,264	15.4
15 to 19 percent	1,984	13.5
20 to 24 percent	1,671	11.3
25 to 29 percent	1,839	12.5
30 to 34 percent	1,262	8.6
35 percent or more	4,675	31.7
Not computed	1,031	7.0

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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