Ardmore vs Pottstown

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

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

Pottstown has the higher population (23,392 vs 14,165 in Ardmore). Ardmore has the higher median household income ($115,273 vs $56,174 in Pottstown). Ardmore has the higher median home value ($446,300 vs $172,300 in Pottstown).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Pottstown
Population	14,165	23,392
Median age	38.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$115,273	$56,174
Median home value	$446,300	$172,300
Median gross rent	$1,680	$1,181
Housing units	6,632	10,627
Homeownership rate	62.1%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Pottstown
Population	12,808 → 14,165 (+10.6%)	22,670 → 23,392 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$96,780 → $115,273 (+19.1%)	$50,331 → $56,174 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$355,400 → $446,300 (+25.6%)	$124,400 → $172,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $1,680 (+18.7%)	$979 → $1,181 (+20.6%)

Ardmore

Population

12,80814,165

Median household income

$96,780$115,273

Median home value

$355,400$446,300

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,680

Pottstown

Population

22,67023,392

Median household income

$50,331$56,174

Median home value

$124,400$172,300

Median gross rent

$979$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Pottstown
Under 5	5.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	17.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.0%
35 to 44	19.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	8.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.2%
75 and over	8.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Pottstown
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	56.6%
Black or African American	12.6%	22.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Pottstown
No high school diploma	1.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	16.1%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	37.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Pottstown
Drove alone	52.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	4.6%	7.8%
Public transit	8.6%	2.1%
Walked	5.4%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.7%
Worked from home	27.9%	10.4%
Other means	0.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Pottstown
1-unit, detached	20.2%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	42.9%	34.2%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	9.0%
20 or more units	17.8%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Pottstown
Poverty rate	6.2%	19.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1942	1948