Reading, PA

1950‑1959:		Reading, PA SMA
1959‑1983:		Reading, PA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Reading, PA MSA
2003‑2006:		Reading, PA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Berks County, PA	255,740	275,414	296,382	312,509	336,523	373,638	396,236



Total	255,740	275,414	296,382	312,509	336,523	373,638	396,236
Percent Change	-	7.7%	7.6%	5.4%	7.7%	11.0%	6.0%



Total (as currently defined)	255,740	275,414	296,382	312,509	336,523	373,638	396,236
Percent Change	-	7.7%	7.6%	5.4%	7.7%	11.0%	6.0%

Timeline

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Component

Berks County, PA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Reading, PA	109,320	*	98,177	*	87,643	*	78,686	*	78,380	*	81,207	*	80,855	*



Total	109,320		98,177		87,643		78,686		78,380		81,207		80,855
Metro	255,740		275,414		296,382		312,509		336,523		373,638		396,236
Percent	42.7%		35.6%		29.6%		25.2%		23.3%		21.7%		20.4%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Reading, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			169,078	66.1%
		UA Population		154,931	60.6%
	Rural Population			86,662	33.9%

	Inside Central Cities			109,320	42.7%
	Outside Central Cities			146,420	57.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			255,740	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Reading, PA		154,931	154,931	100.0%

	Total			154,931


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			177,095	64.3%
		UA Population		160,297	58.2%
	Rural Population			98,319	35.7%

	Inside Central Cities			98,177	35.6%
	Outside Central Cities			177,237	64.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			275,414	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Reading, PA		160,297	160,297	100.0%

	Total			160,297


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			188,546	63.6%
		UA Population		167,932	56.7%
	Rural Population			107,836	36.4%

	Inside Central Cities			87,643	29.6%
	Outside Central Cities			208,739	70.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			296,382	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Reading, PA		167,932	167,932	100.0%

	Total			167,932


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			188,902	60.4%
		UA Population		173,450	55.5%
	Rural Population			123,607	39.6%

	Inside Central Cities			78,686	25.2%
	Outside Central Cities			233,823	74.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			312,509	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Reading, PA		173,450	173,450	100.0%

	Total			173,450


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			208,662	62.0%
		UA Population		193,779	57.6%
	Rural Population			127,861	38.0%

	Inside Central Cities			78,380	23.3%
	Outside Central Cities			258,143	76.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			336,523	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Pottstown, PA		53,371	7,512	14.1%
	Reading, PA		186,267	186,267	100.0%

	Total			193,779


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			272,203	72.9%
		UA Population		251,202	67.2%
	Rural Population			101,435	27.1%

	Inside Principal Cities			81,207	21.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			292,431	78.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			373,638	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ		576,408	123	0.0%
	Lancaster, PA		323,554	290	0.1%
	Pottstown, PA		73,597	13,491	18.3%
	Reading, PA		240,264	237,298	98.8%

	Total			251,202


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Reading, PA SMA
-		Berks County, PA included as original SMA component
-		Reading, PA designated as original central city of new SMA

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