ZIP 19606 · Reading
Who lives in ZIP code 19606 (Reading, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Reading, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People35,853
Median age41.1
Household income$85,557
Home value$245,620
Median rent$1,243/mo
Poverty9.9%
College degree+30.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 519 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,064
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
42.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,052.
Education (adults 25+)
45.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.1%
- Never married
- 30.1%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 61.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.3%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 2.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.