Reading, Ohio demographics

Reading, OH demographics: median age 45.3; 24.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Reading city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3965732. The survey estimates a population of 10,502 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Reading is 45.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.7 years. There are 5,158 households (±280). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	45.3 ±3.7	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	1,872 ±352	17.8% ±3.3 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,249 ±384	21.4% ±3.7 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,400 ±609	41.9% ±5.8 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,981 ±454	18.9% ±4.3 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	4,959 ±333	47.2% ±3.2 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	5,543 ±327	52.8% ±3.1 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	8,292 ±590	79.0% ±5.6 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	978 ±387	9.3% ±3.7 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	94 ±69 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	64 ±61 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,059 ±438	10.1% ±4.2 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,112 ±320	96.3% ±3.0 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	390 ±314 · low precision	3.7% ±3.0 pp · low precision	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,158
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,960 ±278	38.0% ±5.0 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	209 ±116 · low precision	4.1% ±2.2 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	378 ±140	7.3% ±2.7 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,207 ±429	42.8% ±8.0 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	404 ±182	7.8% ±3.5 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,158
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,038 ±149	20.1% ±2.7 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,120 ±346	79.9% ±5.1 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,158
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,207 ±429	42.8% ±8.0 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,738 ±343	33.7% ±6.4 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	621 ±184	12.0% ±3.5 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	233 ±125 · low precision	4.5% ±2.4 pp · low precision	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	283 ±109	5.5% ±2.1 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	56 ±94 · low precision	1.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	20 ±34 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	10,252 ±123	97.6% ±1.1 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	250 ±117	2.4% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,983
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	9,736 ±219	97.5% ±1.2 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	109 ±75 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	32 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	37 ±41 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	32 ±47 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	22 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,990
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	567 ±225	7.1% ±2.8 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,114 ±621	39.0% ±7.6 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,490 ±326	18.6% ±4.0 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	860 ±203	10.8% ±2.5 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,334 ±252	16.7% ±3.1 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	625 ±206	7.8% ±2.6 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	8,982 ±631	85.7% ±6.0 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	998 ±519 · low precision	9.5% ±5.0 pp · low precision	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	330 ±183 · low precision	3.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	163 ±168 · low precision	1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.6% of Reading residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 88.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Reading	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.6% ±1.7 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.9% ±4.4 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.9% ±3.6 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Reading . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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