COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newmanstown vs Reading
PLACE A
Newmanstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Reading, Pennsylvania
Newmanstown is 97% smaller than Reading. Newmanstown earns more, with a median household income $46,086 higher. Newmanstown has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 8%).
NEWMANSTOWNREADINGDIFFERENCE
Total population3,22795,832−97% vs Reading
Population density1,4819,736−8,255
Population growth14.4%8.0%+6.4 pts
Median age45.931.9+14.0
Male48.0%48.1%−0.1 pts
Female52.0%51.9%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born7.2%25.4%−18.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.9%18.5%+64.4 pts
Black3.9%7.7%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%70.8%−64.1 pts
Asian0.7%0.5%+0.2 pts
Other5.8%2.6%+3.2 pts
Median household income$90,177$44,091+$46,086
Per capita income$39,362$21,406+$17,956
Poverty rate10.4%28.7%−18.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.471−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%11.4%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree2.1%3.6%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%13.7%−12.9 pts
Labor force participation70.1%62.6%+7.5 pts
Median home value$260,500$121,300+$139,200
Median gross rent$1,522$1,067+$455
Owner-occupied82.7%40.6%+42.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%56.2%−28.0 pts
Average commute27.924.1+3.9
Worked from home11.2%6.4%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured3.0%14.7%−11.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024