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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Reading.
- People are 24.4% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 6.5 years older in New York.
 Reading, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201088,045  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199078,380  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area9.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Reading, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Reading, PANew York, NYUnited States
 White21.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Reading, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population34.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married48.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households32,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,202  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 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 11 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 12 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 New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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