ZIP 19602 · Reading
Who lives in ZIP code 19602 (Reading, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Reading, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People18,495
Median age31.4
Household income$34,582
Home value$95,645
Median rent$1,041/mo
Poverty35.5%
College degree+10.1%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,499 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,840
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.2% are 65 or older; 69.2% are adults.
Household income
10.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,445.
Education (adults 25+)
39.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
71.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 24.5%
- Never married
- 54.0%
- Divorced
- 17.9%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 3.37
- Dual-income families
- 43.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 26.5%
- Rent burden
- 43.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.7%
- Unemployment
- 17.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.6%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 14.3%
- Limited English
- 25.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.