South Michigan News

20.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Reading in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.8 percent lower than the state average of 38.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 998.

85.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Reading residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	91	14.5
Regular high school diploma	204	32.4
GED or alternative credential	31	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	54	8.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	118	18.8
Associate's degree	58	9.2
Bachelor's degree	49	7.8
Master's degree	17	2.7
Professional school degree	4	0.6
Doctorate degree	3	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.