Reading, New York Population

Overview

1,844

Total Population

46.9

Median age

48.32%

Female population %

107:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

66

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Reading town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Reading town is 46.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Reading town's population under 18 was 22.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Reading town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Reading town, 19.52% were under the age of 15, 11.23% aged 15 to 29, 47.34% aged 30 to 64, 19.47% aged 65 to 84, and 2.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 less females than males in Reading town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.32% females and 51.68% males in Reading, New York.
The Reading, New York gender ratio is 107:100 i.e. 107 men to 100 women (1.070).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 108.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 132.

Reading town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Reading town population: 90.02% are White, 2.93% are Black or African American, 0.60% are Asian, 2.49% are some other race and 3.96% are multiracial.
Reading town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 66 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,778 (96.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Reading town is White with a population of 1,66 (90.02% of the total population).

Reading town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,800 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Reading town's population decreased by 93 (5.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Reading town's population increased by 17 (1.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Reading town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,653.