ZIP 19605 · Reading
Who lives in ZIP code 19605 (Reading, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Reading, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People21,419
Median age41.5
Household income$92,648
Home value$232,215
Median rent$1,402/mo
Poverty8.8%
College degree+26.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 470 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,743
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 78.3% are adults.
Household income
45.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,010.
Education (adults 25+)
49.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
31.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.1%
- Never married
- 31.1%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.28
- Dual-income families
- 60.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.9%
- Rent burden
- 30.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.2%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 11.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 3.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.