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Community Profile: Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Introduction

The Reading, PA MSA consists of Berks County and includes the principal city of Reading, which serves as the county seat of Berks County. The MSA is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area. The city of Reading is approximately 65 miles northwest of Philadelphia and 60 miles east of Harrisburg.

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• Historical Information
• Demographics and Economic Data
• Financial Institutions and Market Share Data
• Community Organizations
• Funding Sources

Maps

The maps provided below illustrate the location of the Reading, PA MSA and city of Reading. In addition, there are maps that indicate income levels by census tract and areas of concentrated poverty.

• Location of the Reading, PA MSA relative to other areas in the Northeast section of the United States (529 KB)
• Location of the Reading, PA MSA within the Third Federal Reserve District (1.05 MB)
• Overview of 2007 income levels by census tract for the Reading, PA MSA (351 KB)
• Overview of 2007 income levels by census tract for the city of Reading (60 KB)
• Overview of 2000 poverty levels for the city of Reading (60 KB)

• Last updated: Monday, August 18, 2008