In 2019, Schuylkill County, PA had a population of 143k people with a median age of 44.4 and a median household income of $52,280. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Schuylkill County, PA declined from 143,555 to 142,674, a −0.614% decrease and its median household income grew from $49,190 to $52,280, a 6.28% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Schuylkill County, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (91%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%), White (Hispanic) (2.67%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.06%), and Other (Hispanic) (1%). 0% of the households in Schuylkill County, PA speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
99.1% of the residents in Schuylkill County, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Schuylkill County, 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 2019, the median property value in Schuylkill County, PA was $102,100, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%. Most people in Schuylkill County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Schuylkill County, PA was 2 cars per household.
Schuylkill County, PA borders Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, and Northumberland County, PA.