South Pottstown vs West Grove

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

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

West Grove has the higher population (2,791 vs 2,151 in South Pottstown). West Grove has the higher median household income ($79,577 vs $70,000 in South Pottstown). West Grove has the higher median home value ($291,900 vs $258,300 in South Pottstown).

Population, income & housing

	South Pottstown	West Grove
Population	2,151	2,791
Median age	38.4 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$79,577
Median home value	$258,300	$291,900
Median gross rent	$1,236	$1,527
Housing units	1,077	934
Homeownership rate	51.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Pottstown	West Grove
Population	2,207 → 2,151 (-2.5%)	2,845 → 2,791 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$52,610 → $70,000 (+33.1%)	$64,479 → $79,577 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$184,500 → $258,300 (+40.0%)	$217,700 → $291,900 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,047 → $1,236 (+18.1%)	$1,148 → $1,527 (+33.0%)

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

West Grove

Population

2,8452,791

Median household income

$64,479$79,577

Median home value

$217,700$291,900

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Pottstown	West Grove
Under 5	0.9%	7.3%
5 to 17	22.2%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	14.8%	7.1%
75 and over	4.2%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Pottstown	West Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	53.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	33.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Pottstown	West Grove
No high school diploma	5.7%	21.2%
High school graduate	54.4%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Pottstown	West Grove
Drove alone	82.5%	74.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Pottstown	West Grove
1-unit, detached	36.4%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	24.8%	21.7%
2 to 4 units	20.9%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	7.8%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Pottstown	West Grove
Poverty rate	4.0%	14.8%
Average household size	2.13	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1957	1970