Demographics of Reading city, Ohio

Reading city, Ohio had 10,491 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −101 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Reading city, in four figures

10,491
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,502 ±46.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −101 people.; 45.3 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,866 ±$4,742
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Reading city, Ohio's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Reading city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Reading city, Ohio's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Reading city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,592	100.0	100.0
2021	10,511	99.2	100.2
2022	10,429	98.5	100.7
2023	10,445	98.6	101.6
2024	10,496	99.1	102.5
2025	10,491	99.0	103.1

Population of Reading city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,592	—
2021	10,511	−81
2022	10,429	−82
2023	10,445	+16
2024	10,496	+51
2025	10,491	−5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±3.7: for men 44.6 ±5.4 and for women 46.2 ±6.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Reading city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	519 ±207	4.9% ±2.0	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,353 ±284	12.9% ±2.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	640 ±221	6.1% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,650 ±401	25.2% ±3.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,359 ±556	32.0% ±5.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,981 ±454	18.9% ±4.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,866 ±$4,742, and income per person $36,432 ±$3,252, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Reading city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,112 ±355	21.6% ±6.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	872 ±202	16.9% ±3.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,164 ±354	22.6% ±6.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	371 ±141	7.2% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,100 ±277	21.3% ±5.2	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	423 ±174	8.2% ±3.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	49 to 183	1.0% to 3.5%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Reading city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,251 ±500	12.0% ±4.8	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	149 to 455	16.1% ±7.4	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	707 ±333	12.9% ±5.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	242 ±103	7.9% ±2.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Reading city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Reading city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	5,312 ±316	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±7.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 4.9%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.5% ±6.1	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.5% ±7.5	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$211,300 ±$10,366	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$940 ±$67	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Reading city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	76 to 704	0.7% to 6.7%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,108 ±606	77.2% ±5.8	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	978 ±387	9.3% ±3.7	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 163	0.2% to 1.6%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	899 ±389	8.6% ±3.7	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Reading city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	8,396 ±374	79.9% ±3.5	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,685 ±319	16.0% ±3.0	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 347	0% to 3.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	250 ±117	2.4% ±1.1	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	51 to 203	0.5% to 1.9%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28 to 218	0.3% to 2.1%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Reading city among the places of Ohio

181st of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Reading city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ironton city	10,768 ±330
Northbrook CDP	10,742 ±1,389
Heath city	10,644 ±48
Richmond Heights city	10,626 ±24
Shiloh CDP	10,526 ±1,109
Reading city	10,502 ±46
London city	10,484 ±23
Tipp City city	10,439 ±29
Vermilion city	10,343 ±415
Galion city	10,339 ±33
Canal Winchester city	10,170 ±524

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026