Pottsville, PA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Add Comparison
2024 Population
143,558
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
43.7
0.456% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.8%
1.83% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$68,313
2.11% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$153,000
8.97% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
64,590
0.0712% 1-year decline

About

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.

98.7% of the residents in Pottsville, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pottsville, PA are Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill (113 degrees awarded in 2023), Schuylkill Technology Center (34 degrees), and Empire Beauty School-Pottsville (33 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Pottsville, PA was $153,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.1%.

Most people in Pottsville, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Pottsville, PA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPennsylvania

Population & Diversity

Pottsville, PA is home to a population of 144k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.7% of Pottsville, PA residents were born outside of the country (3.87k people).

In 2024, there were 27.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (124k people) in Pottsville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.53k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.77k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Pottsville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pottsville, PA was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pottsville, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pottsville, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    124k ± 375
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.53k ± 626
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.77k ± 205
7.79%
Hispanic Population
11.2k people

In 2024, there were 27.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (124k people) in Pottsville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.53k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.77k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.79% of the people in Pottsville, PA are hispanic (11.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pottsville, PA as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.87k people
2.18%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.12k people

As of 2024, 2.7% of Pottsville, PA residents (3.87k 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 Pottsville, PA was 2.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pottsville, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,832 ± 264
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,436 ± 213
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,087 ± 261

Pottsville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pottsville, PA.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Pottsville, PA employs 64.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pottsville, PA were Manufacturing (11,668 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (10,623 people), and Retail Trade (7,575 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,292), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,065).

Employment

Occupations

64.6k
2024 Value
± 1,723
−0.0712%
1 Year decline
± 3.78%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pottsville, PA declined at a rate of −0.0712%, from 64.6k employees to 64.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pottsville, PA, are Production Occupations (7,112 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,023 people), and Management Occupations (5,537 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pottsville, PA.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

64.6k
2024 Value
± 1,723
−0.0712%
1 Year decline
± 3.78%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pottsville, PA declined at a rate of −0.0712%, from 64.6k employees to 64.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pottsville, PA, are Manufacturing (11,668 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (10,623 people), and Retail Trade (7,575 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pottsville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Pottsville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,700
Median earning men ± $1,584
$37,077
Median earning women ± $1,204

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,981), Information ($67,582), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,834).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($48,073), Manufacturing ($43,291), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,815).

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 279
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 194
    Retail Trade
  3. 142
    Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

View Data
Save Image

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $610k
    Manufacturing
  2. $342k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $297k
    Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

View Data
Save Image

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

Voting results are not available for Pottsville, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

View Data
Save Image

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
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.

View Data
Save Image

Education

In 2023, universities in Pottsville, PA awarded 210 degrees. The student population of Pottsville, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 266 male students and 569 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pottsville, PA are White (168 and 80.4%), Hispanic or Latino (24 and 11.5%), Black or African American (7 and 3.35%), and Two or More Races (5 and 2.39%).

The largest universities in Pottsville, PA by number of degrees awarded are Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill (113 and 53.8%), Schuylkill Technology Center (34 and 16.2%), and Empire Beauty School-Pottsville (33 and 15.7%).

The most popular majors in Pottsville, PA are Registered Nursing (33 and 15.7%), General Cosmetology (32 and 15.2%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (16 and 7.62%).

The median tuition cost in Pottsville, PA for a public four year colleges is $14,624 for in-state students and $24,562 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Pottsville, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 91.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 835 (31.9% men and 68.1% women).

The line chart  shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

View Data
Save Image

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 835 students enrolled in Pottsville, PA, 31.9% men and 68.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 577 records, of which 69.2% were women and 30.8% men.

View Data
Save Image

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
    16 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    15 degrees awarded
  3. General Business
    12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Pottsville, PA was Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Pottsville, PA according to their major.

View Data
Save Image

Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
    113 degrees awarded
  2. Schuylkill Technology Center
    34 degrees awarded
  3. Empire Beauty School-Pottsville
    33 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill with 113 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 56 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pottsville, PA, which is 0.364 times less than the 154 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 168 degrees mean that there were 7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 24 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($14,624) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($2,766) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,840) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pottsville, PA was $153,000 in 2024, which is 0.46 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $140,400 to $153,000, a 8.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Pottsville, PA is 76.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pottsville, PA have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pottsville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$153,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,473
$44,125
Median Property Taxes
±$1,212

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 Pottsville, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pottsville, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

76.1%
Homeownership
2024
60.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.1% of the housing units in Pottsville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pottsville, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$68,313
Median Household Income
± $1,387
58k
Number of Households
± 1,584

In 2024, the median household income of the 58k households in Pottsville, PA grew to $68,313 from the previous year's value of $66,901.

The following chart displays the households in Pottsville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pottsville, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.8%)
  2. Carpooled (10.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.26%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Pottsville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (7.26%).

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.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pottsville, PA have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.1% of the workforce in Pottsville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pottsville, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pottsville, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pottsville, PA have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pottsville, PA (17.4k out of 136k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pottsville, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

93.1% of the population of Pottsville, PA has health coverage, with 45.1% on employee plans, 19.1% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0.963% 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, 50.1% were men and 49.9% 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.

View Data
Save Image

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

6.88%
Uninsured
45.1%
Employer Coverage
19.1%
Medicaid
16.1%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
0.963%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pottsville, PA grew by 8.71% from 6.33% to 6.88%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pottsville, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image