Reading is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 94,903 people and 48 associated neighborhoods, Reading is the fourth largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Reading was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Reading is a blue-collar town, with 41.63% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Reading is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Reading who work in office and administrative support (10.47%), food service (7.28%), and healthcare suport services (6.84%). The rate of college-level education in Reading is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.68% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Reading in 2022 was $21,394, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,576 for a family of four. However, Reading contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Reading is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Reading home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Reading, accounting for 68.61% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Reading residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Reading include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Reading's cultural character, accounting for 21.49% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Reading is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.