ZIP 19608 · Reading
Who lives in ZIP code 19608 (Reading, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Reading, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People24,178
Median age43.9
Household income$110,173
Home value$330,286
Median rent$1,440/mo
Poverty4.1%
College degree+47.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 355 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,189
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
55.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,295.
Education (adults 25+)
41.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.3%
- Never married
- 27.8%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 66.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.6%
- Rent burden
- 35.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.0%
- Unemployment
- 1.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 34.8%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 9.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.