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300 Chestnut St, Reading, PA 19602 • Berks County
(610) 371-5934

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 19602)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $350,000
$0k 0% $88k 11% $175k 23% $263k 34% $350k 45% ZIP 19602 Income: $38,179 $38k ZIP 19602 Home Value: $73,000 $73k ZIP 19602 This ZIP Reading Income: $59,367 $59k Reading Home Value: $150,717 $151k Reading City Average Berks County Income: $84,218 $84k Berks County Home Value: $242,403 $242k Berks County County Average Pennsylvania Income: $79,670 $80k Pennsylvania Home Value: $240,023 $240k Pennsylvania State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 19602 Poverty Rate: 33.8% 33.8% Reading Poverty Rate: 19.5% 19.5% Berks County Poverty Rate: 11.1% 11.1% Pennsylvania Poverty Rate: 11.5% 11.5% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 19602 Current ZIP
$38,179 $73,000 33.8% 18,001
Reading (City Average)
$59,367 $150,717 19.5% 152,085
Berks County (County Average)
$84,218 $242,403 11.1% 438,338
Pennsylvania (State Average)
$79,670 $240,023 11.5% 12,081,754
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510