ZIP 19601 · Reading
Who lives in ZIP code 19601 (Reading, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Reading, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People36,479
Median age33.4
Household income$40,973
Home value$124,456
Median rent$1,011/mo
Poverty29.7%
College degree+12.0%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,744 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,166
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.0% are 65 or older; 71.3% are adults.
Household income
14.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,243.
Education (adults 25+)
46.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
70.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.6%
- Never married
- 48.9%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.46
- Dual-income families
- 43.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 39.5%
- Rent burden
- 40.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.2%
- Unemployment
- 13.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.2%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 20.0%
- No health insurance
- 15.5%
- Limited English
- 24.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.