Reading migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 13,140 people moved into the Reading metro and 13,078 moved out, a net of +62. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD leads both directions, with 3,647 people in and 2,685 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 70–76% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +564 in 2020–21 to +62 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
440,072
▲ 0.4% year over year · growing
Peak population
440,072
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 69 people to domestic migration. International migration (+1,421) and births minus deaths (+312) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 440,072 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$58M
▼ $447M arrived · $504M left
Avg household income · movers
$58k in · $62k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 7%
Reading wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Reading metro in 2022–23 reported $447M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $504M with them, a net loss of $58M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $58k of income, vs $62k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 7%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 76% of inbound and 70% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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