In 2022, Pottsville, PA had a population of 143k people with a median age of 44.2 and a median household income of $63,574. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Pottsville, PA declined from 143,308 to 143,201, a −0.0747% decrease and its median household income grew from $57,785 to $63,574, a 10% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pottsville, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.64%), White (Hispanic) (2.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.08%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.98%).
None of the households in Pottsville, 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.
99% of the residents in Pottsville, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Pottsville, PA are Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill (214810) (103 degrees awarded in 2022), Schuylkill Technology Center (55 degrees), and Empire Beauty School-Pottsville (44 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Pottsville, PA was $127,900, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%.
Most people in Pottsville, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Pottsville, PA was 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.
