West Reading is a city of 4,562 people in Pennsylvania. Density works out to 7,680 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $173,100, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%. This skews young, with a median age of 35.4. 56% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,885, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Reading
What changed most since 1990
White share95.8% → 54.8%(−41.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.6% → 33.6%(+32.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age41.8 → 35.4(−6.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)41.1%(79)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.4%(41)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 192 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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Over time
West Reading, decade by decade
West Reading population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,109
$67,101
$157,445
15.1%
10.1
2000
4,049
$69,842
$132,799
14.6%
32.6
2010
4,212
$65,983
$167,737
20.7%
59.2
2020
4,553
$59,390
$148,354
33.9%
71.0
2024
4,562
$65,885
$173,100
32.0%
72.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
