2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Reading, PA vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Dallas, is 50% more than it is in Reading and is 19% below the National Average.
- Reading unemployment rate is 14.8%.
- Dallas unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Reading, PADallas, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate14.8%7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.0%45.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.5%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,557$37,719$37,638
 Household Income$38,738$58,231$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,721$65,474$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Reading, PADallas, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.6%11.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.3%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.3%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.3%9.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Reading, PADallas, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.1%17.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.7%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.2%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.9%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.7%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry2.9%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%11.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving31.2%13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 10 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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