COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wyoming vs Reading
PLACE A
Wyoming
VS
PLACE B
Reading, Pennsylvania
Wyoming is 508% larger than Reading. Wyoming earns more, with a median household income $32,085 higher. Reading has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 2%).
WYOMINGREADINGDIFFERENCE
Total population582,39795,832+508% vs Reading
Population density69,736−9,730
Population growth2.3%8.0%−5.6 pts
Median age39.131.9+7.2
Male51.1%48.1%+3.0 pts
Female48.9%51.9%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born3.5%25.4%−21.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.4%18.5%+62.9 pts
Black0.8%7.7%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.7%70.8%−60.1 pts
Asian0.8%0.5%+0.3 pts
Other6.4%2.6%+3.8 pts
Median household income$76,176$44,091+$32,085
Per capita income$42,668$21,406+$21,262
Poverty rate10.5%28.7%−18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.471−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%11.4%+19.2 pts
Graduate degree11.5%3.6%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%13.7%−10.0 pts
Labor force participation65.1%62.6%+2.6 pts
Median home value$309,700$121,300+$188,400
Median gross rent$992$1,067−$75
Owner-occupied71.8%40.6%+31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%8.0%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.8%56.2%−17.4 pts
Average commute18.824.1−5.3
Worked from home9.4%6.4%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.9%3.4%−2.4 pts
Uninsured11.3%14.7%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024