CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Reading

Kansas · 252 residents · 0.21 sq mi

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Reading is home to 252 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $21,700. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 36%. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 71%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

252

+2%vs 2000

vs 247 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

+17%vs 2000

vs 31.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024198

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(20)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.5%(24)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 240%(0)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(41)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(34)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(18)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(23)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(18)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,500

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,549

−27%vs 2000

vs $11,673 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,700

+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $16,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $417 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(241)

Black0.4%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(244)

Black2%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.2%(3)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(1)

Ancestry

German27.3%(54)

French14.6%(29)

English13.6%(27)

Irish11.6%(23)

Dutch8.1%(16)

Welsh7.6%(15)

British5.6%(11)

Swedish2.5%(5)

American2%(4)

Norwegian2%(4)

Italian1.5%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.3 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 22.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married17.8%(13)

Married69.9%(51)

Widowed1.4%(1)

Divorced11%(8)

Women 15+

Never married15%(12)

Married51.2%(41)

Widowed21.3%(17)

Divorced12.5%(10)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 21.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.7%

+14.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.3%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.1%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 26 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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