COMPARING TWO PLACES
Reading vs Claymont
PLACE A
Reading, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Claymont, Delaware
Reading is 991% larger than Claymont. Claymont earns more, with a median household income $30,621 higher. Claymont has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs 8%).
READINGCLAYMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population95,8328,786+991% vs Claymont
Population density9,7364,085+5,651
Population growth8.0%19.9%−11.9 pts
Median age31.941.5−9.6
Male48.1%51.3%−3.2 pts
Female51.9%48.7%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born25.4%12.8%+12.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.5%49.0%−30.5 pts
Black7.7%27.7%−20.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.8%9.1%+61.7 pts
Asian0.5%10.1%−9.6 pts
Other2.6%4.2%−1.6 pts
Median household income$44,091$74,712−$30,621
Per capita income$21,406$48,370−$26,964
Poverty rate28.7%10.0%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.445+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%35.9%−24.6 pts
Graduate degree3.6%13.8%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate13.7%3.2%+10.5 pts
Labor force participation62.6%73.3%−10.7 pts
Median home value$121,300$276,600−$155,300
Median gross rent$1,067$1,306−$239
Owner-occupied40.6%55.9%−15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%4.8%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%44.4%+11.9 pts
Average commute24.126.2−2.2
Worked from home6.4%16.3%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work3.4%2.5%+0.8 pts
Uninsured14.7%5.0%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024