West Reading, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,215
Male Share of the Population	49.8%
Female Share of the Population	50.2%
Senior Citizens	26.1%
Employed Population 16+	1,841
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	38.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	32.8%
Median Earnings25+	$33,715
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$9,265
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,030

Wealth

Median Family Income	$48,966
% Above Poverty Level	87.3%
% Below Poverty Level	12.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	6.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	10.9%
% Using Public Transportation	6%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.6%
Median Gross Rent	$851
Median House Value	$113,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	23.5%
Irish	10.2%
Italian	10%
Polish	5.7%
English	3.8%
Scottish	2.9%
French Except Basque	2.5%
German	1.8%
Russian	1.2%
Slovak	1%
Welsh	0.9%
Dutch	0.9%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Slovene	0.4%
Brazilian	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Swiss	0.4%
Portuguese	0.4%
West Indian	0.3%
African	0.3%
Haitian	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Danishn	0.2%
Jamaican	0.1%
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West Reading Almanac

Category	Value
County	Berks County
Standard Zip Codes	19611
Phone Area Codes	4,84,610
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.32
Approximate Longitude	-75.94

West Reading Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BLUE MARSH LAKE
Distance	5.7 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 35 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	45.2 inches

Station	READING 4 NNW
Distance	5.8 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	HAMBURG
Distance	15.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Kenhorst	2,870	$67,222
Reading	88,211	$35,162
Shillington	5,300	$68,141
West Lawn	1,719	$64,861
Wyomissing	10,452	$111,299

West Reading Public Schools

West Reading El Ctr
421 Chestnut St
ZIP: 19611
(610) 374-0739
Middle
Total Enrollment 302

West Reading Private Schools

Sacred Heart School
701 Franklin St
ZIP: 19611
Elementary
Total Enrollment 152

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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