Caln vs South Pottstown

A side-by-side comparison of Caln and South Pottstown: population, income, housing, and more.

Caln and South Pottstown are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Pottstown has the higher population (2,151 vs 2,074 in Caln). Caln has the higher median household income ($71,728 vs $70,000 in South Pottstown). South Pottstown has the higher median home value ($258,300 vs $243,500 in Caln).

Population, income & housing

	Caln	South Pottstown
Population	2,074	2,151
Median age	31.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,728	$70,000
Median home value	$243,500	$258,300
Median gross rent	$1,329	$1,236
Housing units	693	1,077
Homeownership rate	63.2%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caln	South Pottstown
Population	1,074 → 2,074 (+93.1%)	2,207 → 2,151 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$61,667 → $71,728 (+16.3%)	$52,610 → $70,000 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$196,200 → $243,500 (+24.1%)	$184,500 → $258,300 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,197 → $1,329 (+11.0%)	$1,047 → $1,236 (+18.1%)

Caln

Population

1,0742,074

Median household income

$61,667$71,728

Median home value

$196,200$243,500

Median gross rent

$1,197$1,329

South Pottstown

Population

2,2072,151

Median household income

$52,610$70,000

Median home value

$184,500$258,300

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caln	South Pottstown
Under 5	15.3%	0.9%
5 to 17	16.7%	22.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	22.4%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	8.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	8.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.7%	14.8%
75 and over	3.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caln	South Pottstown
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	83.1%
Black or African American	33.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caln	South Pottstown
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	48.0%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caln	South Pottstown
Drove alone	94.6%	82.5%
Carpooled	1.4%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caln	South Pottstown
1-unit, detached	45.7%	36.4%
1-unit, attached	49.6%	24.8%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	20.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Caln	South Pottstown
Poverty rate	11.2%	4.0%
Average household size	2.99	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1979	1957