Lincoln University vs South Pottstown

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

Lincoln University 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 1,976 in Lincoln University). Since 2019, Lincoln University's population has grown faster (+7.7% vs -2.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
Population	1,976	2,151
Median age	19.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$70,000
Median home value	—	$258,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,236
Housing units	0	1,077
Homeownership rate	—	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
Population	1,834 → 1,976 (+7.7%)	2,207 → 2,151 (-2.5%)
Median household income	—	$52,610 → $70,000 (+33.1%)
Median home value	—	$184,500 → $258,300 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,047 → $1,236 (+18.1%)

Lincoln University

Population

1,8341,976

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)

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
Under 5	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.2%
18 to 24	99.2%	9.0%
25 to 34	0.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.8%
75 and over	0.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	83.1%
Black or African American	43.4%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	43.8%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	56.3%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
Drove alone	30.3%	82.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	8.9%
Public transit	5.0%	0.0%
Walked	30.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	8.6%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
1-unit, detached	—	36.4%
1-unit, attached	—	24.8%
2 to 4 units	—	20.9%
5 to 19 units	—	11.6%
20 or more units	—	6.3%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln University	South Pottstown
Poverty rate	—	4.0%
Average household size	—	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	—	1957