COMPARING TWO PLACES
Reading vs Topeka
PLACE A
Reading, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Topeka, Indiana
Reading is 7698% larger than Topeka. Topeka earns more, with a median household income $18,784 higher.
READINGTOPEKADIFFERENCE
Total population95,8321,229+7698% vs Topeka
Population density9,736761+8,975
Population growth8.0%4.6%+3.4 pts
Median age31.932.1−0.2
Male48.1%52.3%−4.2 pts
Female51.9%47.7%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born25.4%8.1%+17.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.5%82.8%−64.3 pts
Black7.7%1.4%+6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.8%1.8%+69.0 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other2.6%14.1%−11.5 pts
Median household income$44,091$62,875−$18,784
Per capita income$21,406$26,307−$4,901
Poverty rate28.7%7.9%+20.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.379+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%6.0%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree3.6%2.2%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate13.7%12.3%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation62.6%68.1%−5.5 pts
Median home value$121,300$141,700−$20,400
Median gross rent$1,067$916+$151
Owner-occupied40.6%66.7%−26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%6.7%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%10.0%+46.2 pts
Average commute24.117.3+6.8
Worked from home6.4%1.2%+5.2 pts
Public transit to work3.4%3.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured14.7%25.3%−10.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025