Reading is located in Middlesex county Massachusetts with a geographic area of 10.0 square miles. The total population in Reading is 25,236 with 48.9% male and 51.1% female. Children under age 5 represent 6.2% of the population, under age 18 equal 24.5% of the population and over age 65 is 19.8% of the population. The median household income is $131,515, per capita income is $54,706. There are a total of 9,374 housing units with 84.6% owner occupied. Education includes 14.7% of residents that are high school graduates and 66.0% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The average temperature in Reading in the summer is 70 degrees, and in the winter 30 degrees.
