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Reading, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Reading is a Census city of 198 people across 0.21 square miles of land, in Lyon County. Median household income is $68,125, 83.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Reading
What Reading is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land929 plus or minus 375
- County holding the largest share of its areaLyon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reading
How many people live in Reading
- Population198 plus or minus 80
- Median age37.5 plus or minus 16.5
- Population under 1848 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1824.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over38 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Households84 plus or minus 26
- Family households55 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent plus or minus 20.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reading
Income and work in Reading
- Median household income$68,125 plus or minus $35,731
- Per capita income$31,615
- Civilian labor force98 plus or minus 39
- Employed94 plus or minus 38
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over144 plus or minus 55
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent plus or minus 49.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.7 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reading
Housing in Reading
- Housing units85 plus or minus 26
- Occupied units84 plus or minus 26
- Vacant units1 plus or minus 3
- Vacancy rate1.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied70 plus or minus 26
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate83.3 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$51,700 plus or minus $43,408
- Median gross rent, monthly$725 plus or minus $178
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units79 plus or minus 28
- Share single family92.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reading
How Reading gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute87 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes5 plus or minus 6
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.4 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Drove alone90.9 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reading
Flood risk in Reading
- NFIP communityCity of Reading
- NFIP community number200451
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/15/22
The City of Reading does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200451 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lyon County, not Reading
Lyon County context, not Reading figures
- Establishments in Lyon County839
- Covered employment, Lyon County15,357
- Average annual pay, Lyon County$47,458
- Housing units permitted, Lyon County38
Every figure in this section is published for Lyon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Reading.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Reading questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Reading, Kansas?
198, in 84 households. Reading city covers 0.21 square miles of land, which is 929 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Reading in?
Lyon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Reading?
$68,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $51,700. Median gross rent is $725 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Reading in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Reading appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Reading, city of, community 200451, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Reading figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lyon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Reading.
Is zoning published for Reading?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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