USA.com / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Reading, MA / Income and Careers

Reading, MA Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in MA

High / Low MA Cities by Males Employed

High / Low MA Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in MA

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in MA

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in MA

Most / Least Educated Cities in MA

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Reading is $47,168, which is higher than the state average of $36,441 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Reading median household income is $103,913, which has grown by 34.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 34.34% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Reading residents spend 30.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #41

Reading, MA	47,168 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading, MA	55,276 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading, MA	69,178 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reading, MA	45,121 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #29

Reading, MA	103,913 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Reading, MA	125,871 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #108

Reading, MA	34.85%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Reading, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.75%	$17,171, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.95%	$19,207, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.57%	$5,702, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.52%	$24,156, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Reading, MA	121,898 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Reading, MA	150,102 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Reading, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$103,536, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$91,932, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$58,162, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$108,714, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
One Race, Other	$88,194, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$72,045, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Reading, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$125,022, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$120,152, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$50,165, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Reading, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,604, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	9,304, 47.46%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,300, 78.46%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,300, 78.46%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,861, 93.99%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	439, 6.01%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,004, 21.54%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	10,300, 52.54%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,679, 64.84%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	44, 0.43%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,635, 64.42%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,324, 95.31%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	311, 4.69%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,621, 35.16%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Reading, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,006, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,796, 83.01%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	640, 4.92%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	766, 5.89%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	195, 1.50%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	141, 1.08%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	468, 3.60%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Reading, MA	30.5 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Reading, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,185	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	6,861, 52.04%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,400, 49.56%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	898, 13.09%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,333, 19.43%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	439, 6.40%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	531, 7.74%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	6,324, 47.96%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,694, 58.41%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	844, 13.35%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,653, 26.14%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.25%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61, 0.96%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,185, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	32, 0.24%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	876, 6.64%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	885, 6.71%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	442, 3.35%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,189, 9.02%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	307, 2.33%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	457, 3.47%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,218, 9.24%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,202, 16.70%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,577, 27.13%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	662, 5.02%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	776, 5.89%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	562, 4.26%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Reading, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	593	2.37%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	110	1.66%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.