COMPARING TWO PLACES
Reading vs Hockessin
PLACE A
Reading, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hockessin, Delaware
Reading is 613% larger than Hockessin. Hockessin earns more, with a median household income $127,113 higher. Reading has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 0%).
READINGHOCKESSINDIFFERENCE
Total population95,83213,439+613% vs Hockessin
Population density9,7361,338+8,398
Population growth8.0%-0.4%+8.3 pts
Median age31.946.3−14.4
Male48.1%46.2%+1.9 pts
Female51.9%53.8%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born25.4%10.2%+15.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.5%76.8%−58.3 pts
Black7.7%1.2%+6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.8%3.7%+67.1 pts
Asian0.5%12.9%−12.5 pts
Other2.6%5.4%−2.8 pts
Median household income$44,091$171,204−$127,113
Per capita income$21,406$74,681−$53,275
Poverty rate28.7%1.5%+27.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.400+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%66.3%−55.0 pts
Graduate degree3.6%30.5%−27.0 pts
Unemployment rate13.7%2.4%+11.4 pts
Labor force participation62.6%59.7%+2.8 pts
Median home value$121,300$568,800−$447,500
Median gross rent$1,067$3,501−$2,434
Owner-occupied40.6%90.4%−49.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%3.5%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%41.6%+14.6 pts
Average commute24.123.2+0.8
Worked from home6.4%22.1%−15.7 pts
Public transit to work3.4%0.7%+2.7 pts
Uninsured14.7%3.2%+11.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024