Reading, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 247. Estimated population in July 2024: 249 (+0.8% change)
Males: 121 (49.0%), Females: 126 (51.0%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 66868

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $25,000
Median house value: $23,000

Population by Race

Races in Reading:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
• Hispanic (1.6%)
• Two or more races (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (31.6%), United States (15.0%), English (7.7%), Irish (7.3%), Welsh (4.0%), French (3.2%).

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Reading

• High school or higher: 77.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Reading city

• Never married: 24.7%
• Now married: 55.1%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 14.6%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Reading:

• EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
• NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 19 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
• COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Reading:

• FORBES FIELD (about 37 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
• MANHATTAN RGNL (about 65 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
• KANSAS CITY INTL (about 102 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Reading:

• OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 14 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 53K)
• EMPORIA MUNI (about 21 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Abbreviation: EMP)
• POMONA LAKE (about 23 miles; LYNDON, KS; Abbreviation: 39K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reading:

• EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
• WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 39 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
• BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
• JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
• KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)

Public primary/middle school in Reading:

• READING ELEM (Students: 77; Location: 1ST AND OSAGE; Grades: KG – 08)