COMPARING TWO PLACES
Reading vs Wyoming
PLACE A
Reading, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Wyoming
Reading is 84% smaller than Wyoming. Wyoming earns more, with a median household income $32,085 higher. Reading has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 2%).
READINGWYOMINGDIFFERENCE
Total population95,832582,397−84% vs Wyoming
Population density9,7366+9,730
Population growth8.0%2.3%+5.6 pts
Median age31.939.1−7.2
Male48.1%51.1%−3.0 pts
Female51.9%48.9%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born25.4%3.5%+21.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.5%81.4%−62.9 pts
Black7.7%0.8%+6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.8%10.7%+60.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.8%−0.3 pts
Other2.6%6.4%−3.8 pts
Median household income$44,091$76,176−$32,085
Per capita income$21,406$42,668−$21,262
Poverty rate28.7%10.5%+18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.454+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%30.6%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree3.6%11.5%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate13.7%3.7%+10.0 pts
Labor force participation62.6%65.1%−2.6 pts
Median home value$121,300$309,700−$188,400
Median gross rent$1,067$992+$75
Owner-occupied40.6%71.8%−31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%12.2%−4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%38.8%+17.4 pts
Average commute24.118.8+5.3
Worked from home6.4%9.4%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work3.4%0.9%+2.4 pts
Uninsured14.7%11.3%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024