London vs Pottsville

A side-by-side comparison of London and Pottsville: population, income, housing, and more.

London and Pottsville are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pottsville has the higher population (3,201 vs 1,179 in London). Pottsville has the higher median household income ($66,761 vs $49,000 in London). Pottsville has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $96,700 in London).

Population, income & housing

	London	Pottsville
Population	1,179	3,201
Median age	30.9 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,000	$66,761
Median home value	$96,700	$169,800
Median gross rent	$804	$820
Housing units	474	1,310
Homeownership rate	72.6%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	London	Pottsville
Population	769 → 1,179 (+53.3%)	3,183 → 3,201 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$38,036 → $49,000 (+28.8%)	$47,546 → $66,761 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $96,700 (+15.0%)	$131,100 → $169,800 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $804 (+34.4%)	$697 → $820 (+17.6%)

London

Population

7691,179

Median household income

$38,036$49,000

Median home value

$84,100$96,700

Median gross rent

$598$804

Pottsville

Population

3,1833,201

Median household income

$47,546$66,761

Median home value

$131,100$169,800

Median gross rent

$697$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	London	Pottsville
Under 5	9.2%	8.2%
5 to 17	22.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	16.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	8.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.7%
75 and over	2.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	London	Pottsville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	London	Pottsville
No high school diploma	17.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	32.9%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	London	Pottsville
Drove alone	86.0%	91.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	0.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	London	Pottsville
1-unit, detached	66.5%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	London	Pottsville
Poverty rate	27.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.81	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1984	2003