COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wakefield vs Reading
PLACE A
Wakefield, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Reading, Pennsylvania
Wakefield is 99% smaller than Reading. Wakefield earns more, with a median household income $24,503 higher. Reading has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -12%).
WAKEFIELDREADINGDIFFERENCE
Total population83595,832−99% vs Reading
Population density1,6809,736−8,056
Population growth-12.4%8.0%−20.4 pts
Median age44.631.9+12.7
Male50.6%48.1%+2.5 pts
Female49.4%51.9%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born1.4%25.4%−24.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.3%18.5%+52.8 pts
Black1.8%7.7%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%70.8%−58.9 pts
Asian1.1%0.5%+0.6 pts
Other13.9%2.6%+11.3 pts
Median household income$68,594$44,091+$24,503
Per capita income$37,706$21,406+$16,300
Poverty rate12.1%28.7%−16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.471−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%11.4%+9.6 pts
Graduate degree5.5%3.6%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%13.7%−10.7 pts
Labor force participation65.4%62.6%+2.8 pts
Median home value$172,700$121,300+$51,400
Median gross rent$819$1,067−$248
Owner-occupied79.1%40.6%+38.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%8.0%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households12.1%56.2%−44.1 pts
Average commute31.524.1+7.5
Worked from home10.3%6.4%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%3.4%−3.0 pts
Uninsured5.0%14.7%−9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025