In 2018, Pottsville, PA had a population of 144k people with a median age of 44.2 and a median household income of $49,190. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Pottsville, PA declined from 144,287 to 143,555, a -0.507% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,642 to $49,190, a 3.25% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pottsville, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.76%), White (Hispanic) (2.23%), Other (Hispanic) (1.15%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.09%). NaNk% of the people in Pottsville, PA speak a non-English language, and 99.2% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Pottsville, PA are Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill (111 degrees awarded in 2017), McCann School of Business & Technology (438212) (105 degrees), and Schuylkill Technology Center (55 degrees).
The median property value in Pottsville, PA is $97,400, and the homeownership rate is 75.4%. Most people in Pottsville, PA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Pottsville, PA is 2 cars per household.
Pottsville, PA borders Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, Lebanon, PA, Reading, PA, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA, and Sunbury, PA.