Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA

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2024 Population

124,433

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.737% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.08%

6.14% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$105,066

1.12% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$371,400

7.25% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

63,922

2.38% 1-year growth

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9.61% of the households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was $371,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.3%.

Most people in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was 2 cars per household.

Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA borders Berks County (East) PUMA, PA, Montgomery County (Eastern Upper) PUMA, PA, Montgomery County (Southern Central)--Norristown Borough PUMA, PA, Chester County (North) PUMA, PA, and Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA, PA.

United States Pennsylvania

Population & Diversity

Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA is home to a population of 124k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.65% of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA residents were born outside of the country (9.52k people).

In 2024, there were 11.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (96.2k people) in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.64k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA are Spanish (3,248 households), Hindi (1,048 households), and Arabic (940 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

63,354

Women

51.1%

60,690

Men

48.9%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 124,044 inhabitants, with 48.9% men, and 51.1% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
96.2k ± 1.78k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.64k ± 965
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.8k ± 1.18k

5.56%

Hispanic Population

6.91k people

5.56% of the people in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA are hispanic (6.91k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

India
1,978 ± 1,083 people
China
1,100 ± 811 people
Lebanon
400 ± 490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was India, the natal country of 1,978 Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA residents, followed by China with 1,100 and Lebanon with 400.

Foreign-Born Population

7.65%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.52k people

7.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.65k people

As of 2024, 7.65% of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA residents (9.52k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was 7.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
3,248 households (2.77%)
Hindi
1,048 households (0.894%)
Arabic
940 households (0.802%)

9.61% of the households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was Spanish. 2.77% of the households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,879 ± 315
Gulf War (2001-)
1,361 ± 508
Gulf War (1990s)
657 ± 190

Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA.

Economy

The economy of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA employs 63.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA were Elementary & secondary schools (4,428 people), Construction (3,488 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,215 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of companies & enterprises ($347,442), Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($199,337), and Architectural, engineering & related services ($171,902).

Males in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $76,961. The income inequality in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

30,504

Women

47.7%

33,418

Men

52.3%

The workforce of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA in 2023 was 63,922 people, with 47.7% woman, and 52.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

63.9k

2023 Value

2.38%

1 Year growth

± 2.38%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 62.4k employees to 63.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA, are Other managers (1,938 people), Registered nurses (1,595 people), and Cashiers (1,372 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

63.9k

2023 Value

2.38%

1 Year growth

± 2.38%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 62.4k employees to 63.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,428 people), Construction (3,488 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,215 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,860

Median earning men ± $1,941

$51,389

Median earning women ± $2,176

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,784), Public Administration ($91,477), and Manufacturing ($90,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,788), Manufacturing ($76,339), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,079).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.491% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.434% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (28k), Bachelors Degree (25.4k), and Some college (15.3k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was $371,400 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $346,300 to $371,400, a 7.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$371,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,237

$36,490

Median Property Taxes

±$1,141

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.3%

Homeownership

2024

62.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$105,066

Median Household Income

± $2,813

47.8k

Number of Households

± 1,666

In 2024, the median household income of the 47.8k households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA grew to $105,066 from the previous year's value of $103,901.

The following chart displays the households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA

In 2023, the income inequality in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.56% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.2%)
Worked At Home (20.3%)
Carpooled (6.24%)

In 2024, 70.2% of workers in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA (9.97k out of 123k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.7% of the population of Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA has health coverage, with 60.7% on employee plans, 12.5% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.783% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

1,265 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennsylvania

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see an average of 1,265 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pennsylvania in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.33%

Uninsured

60.7%

Employer Coverage

12.5%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

0.783%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA grew by 4.46% from 3.19% to 3.33%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.