ZIP 19609 · Reading
Who lives in ZIP code 19609 (Reading, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Reading, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People9,874
Median age39.4
Household income$82,576
Home value$247,157
Median rent$1,246/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+36.9%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,660 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,132
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.9% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
41.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,000.
Education (adults 25+)
48.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.2%
- Never married
- 28.4%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 58.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.3%
- Rent burden
- 38.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.7%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 9.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.