Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business	Average Google Rating	Businesses per 1,000 residents
Car parts	126	43.7 years	4.3	1.4
Car repair	304	38.1 years	4.3	3.3
Beauty salons	221	28.3 years	4.3	2.4
Hairdressers	207	30 years	4.2	2.3
Public administration	234	43.9 years	3.5	2.6
Social work	219	35.7 years	3.9	2.4
Atm's	120	82.1 years	3.8	1.3
Banks	124	76.8 years	2.9	1.4
Finance other	149	53.7 years	3.5	1.6
Loan companies	195	31.8 years	4.3	2.1
Grocery stores and supermarkets	263	29.8 years	4.2	2.9
General contractors	298	38.2 years	4.5	3.3
Other construction	198	39.3 years	4.6	2.2
Real estate	282	33.8 years	4.0	3.1
Construction of buildings	212	35.7 years	4.4	2.3
Other membership organizations	140	53.5 years	4.3	1.5
Wholesale of machinery	111	38.9 years	4.2	1.2
Dentists	142	34.1 years	4.3	1.6
Health and medical	1,591	32.5 years	3.8	17.5
Physicians and surgeons	508	32.2 years	3.9	5.6
Accountants	150	31 years	3.2	1.7
Corporate management	237	28.3 years	3.9	2.6
Lawyers legal	341	32.6 years	4.2	3.8
Scientific and technical services	211	32.1 years	3.6	2.3
Churches	223	62.1 years	4.4	2.5
Bars, pubs and taverns	101	36.2 years	4.2	1.1
Clothing stores	117	35.6 years	4.1	1.3
Electronics stores	164	31 years	4.0	1.8
Hardware stores	99	40 years	4.3	1.1
Shopping other	248	35.7 years	4.2	2.7

Area of Reading, Pennsylvania	10.12 sq mi
Population	90,790
Male Population	44,238 (48.7%)
Female Population	46,552 (51.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+17.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+13.8%
Median Age	28.8
Male Median Age	27.7
Female Median Age	29.8
Area Codes	215, 484, 610
Neighborhoods	Callowhill, Center City, Northeast Reading, Northwest Reading, Penn's Commons, Reading, Southeast Reading, Southwest Reading
Local Time	Wednesday 11:33 PM
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
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Lat & Lng	40.33565° / -75.92687°

Reading, Pennsylvania - Map

Reading, Pennsylvania Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	77,382	80,134	79,803	90,790
Population Density	7,649 / mi²	7,921 / mi²	7,888 / mi²	8,974 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Reading, Pennsylvania Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 13.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Reading, Pennsylvania	+17.3%	+13.3%	+13.8%
Reading	+17.2%	+13.3%	+13.8%
Pennsylvania	+19.7%	+10.4%	+3.8%
United States	+46.9%	+27.2%	+13.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Reading, Pennsylvania Median Age

Median Age: 28.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Reading, Pennsylvania	28.8 years	29.8 years	27.7 years
Reading	28.8 years	29.8 years	27.7 years
Pennsylvania	40.1 years	41.6 years	38.6 years
United States	37.4 years	38.7 years	36.1 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Reading, Pennsylvania Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	4,581	4,200	8,781
5-9	3,988	3,900	7,889
10-14	3,888	3,539	7,427
15-19	4,159	4,135	8,295
20-24	3,766	4,043	7,809
25-29	3,273	3,621	6,895
30-34	2,912	3,028	5,941
35-39	2,675	2,852	5,527
40-44	2,776	3,052	5,829
45-49	2,827	2,845	5,673
50-54	2,496	2,486	4,983
55-59	2,046	2,093	4,139
60-64	1,628	1,897	3,526
65-69	1,039	1,355	2,394
70-74	761	992	1,754
75-79	616	881	1,497
80-84	461	787	1,248
85 Plus	347	845	1,193

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Reading, Pennsylvania Population Density

Population Density: 8,974 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Reading, Pennsylvania	90,790	10.12 sq mi	8,974 / mi²
Reading	91,008	10.14 sq mi	8,976 / mi²
Pennsylvania	12.8 million	46,054.5 sq mi	278.1 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,761.2 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Reading, Pennsylvania Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods

Business Distribution by neighborhood in Reading, Pennsylvania

Southwest Reading: 19.3%

Northwest Reading: 14.1%

Southeast Reading: 8.3%

Northeast Reading: 7.5%

Callowhill: 7%

Reading: 6%

Center City: 5.5%

Penn's Commons: 5.5%

Other: 26.7%

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Reading, Pennsylvania

Area Code 610: 92.9%

Area Code 484: 5.7%

Other: 1.4%

Business distribution by price for Reading, Pennsylvania

Inexpensive: 47.4%

Moderate: 41.1%

Expensive: 8.4%

Very Expensive: 3.1%

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Reading, Pennsylvania CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Reading, Pennsylvania	1,346,923 tn	14.8 tn	133,148 tons/mi²
Reading	1,364,640 tn	15 tn	134,594 tons/mi²
Pennsylvania	244,899,672 tn	19.1 tn	5,317 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,809 tn	17.6 tn	1,491 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Reading, Pennsylvania CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,346,923 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	14.8 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date	Time	Magnitude	Distance	Depth	Location	Link
6/3/10	5:25 AM	3.05	93.3 km	1,500 m	Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
12/26/08	9:04 PM	3.37	47.4 km	3,610 m	Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
8/26/03	11:24 AM	3.1	75.9 km	2,910 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
1/15/94	5:49 PM	4.6	9.4 km	5,000 m	Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
1/15/94	4:42 PM	4.2	6.9 km	5,000 m	Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
10/22/90	6:34 PM	3.2	98.3 km	10,000 m	New Jersey	usgs.gov
4/22/84	5:36 PM	4.2	58.7 km	5,000 m	Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
3/10/80	10:00 PM	3.7	72.9 km	5,000 m	Greater Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
3/5/80	9:06 AM	3.5	67.5 km	5,000 m	Greater Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania	usgs.gov
7/15/78	11:39 PM	3.1	54 km	5,000 m	Pennsylvania	usgs.gov

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Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing, is the county seat of Berks County and with a population of 87,812 is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. According to the 2010 census, Reading has the highest share of citizens living in poverty in the nation. Located .. ︎ Reading, Pennsylvania Wikipedia Page

Zip Codes

Percentage of businesses by Zip Codes in Reading, Pennsylvania

Zip Code 19601: 20.8%

Zip Code 19605: 16.4%

Zip Code 19606: 15.1%

Zip Code 19610: 9.9%

Zip Code 19607: 8.8%

Zip Code 19602: 7.4%

Zip Code 19611: 6.2%

Zip Code 19604: 5.8%

Zip Code 19608: 5.2%

Other: 4.4%

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