In 2020, Pottsville, PA had a population of 142k people with a median age of 44.3 and a median household income of $53,703. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Pottsville, PA declined from 142,674 to 141,935, a −0.518% decrease and its median household income grew from $52,280 to $53,703, a 2.72% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pottsville, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.71%), White (Hispanic) (2.65%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.51%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.23%).
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.
99.1% of the residents in Pottsville, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Pottsville, PA are Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing (34 degrees awarded in 2020), Schuylkill Technology Center (21 degrees), and Empire Beauty School-Pottsville (18 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Pottsville, PA was $106,100, and the homeownership rate was 75.2%.
Most people in Pottsville, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 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.