East Greenville vs Pottsgrove

A side-by-side comparison of East Greenville and Pottsgrove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pottsgrove has the higher population (3,267 vs 3,154 in East Greenville). Pottsgrove has the higher median household income ($124,605 vs $77,344 in East Greenville). Pottsgrove has the higher median home value ($296,300 vs $216,200 in East Greenville).

Population, income & housing

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
Population	3,154	3,267
Median age	32.9 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,344	$124,605
Median home value	$216,200	$296,300
Median gross rent	$1,349	$1,814
Housing units	1,293	1,188
Homeownership rate	59.2%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
Population	2,943 → 3,154 (+7.2%)	3,328 → 3,267 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$63,017 → $77,344 (+22.7%)	$110,909 → $124,605 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$159,900 → $216,200 (+35.2%)	$246,900 → $296,300 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,349 (+38.4%)	$2,279 → $1,814 (-20.4%)

East Greenville

Population

2,9433,154

Median household income

$63,017$77,344

Median home value

$159,900$216,200

Median gross rent

$975$1,349

Pottsgrove

Population

3,3283,267

Median household income

$110,909$124,605

Median home value

$246,900$296,300

Median gross rent

$2,279$1,814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
Under 5	10.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	20.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	17.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	17.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.5%
75 and over	3.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
No high school diploma	4.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	43.9%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
Drove alone	84.2%	73.3%
Carpooled	4.8%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
1-unit, detached	26.3%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	49.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Greenville	Pottsgrove
Poverty rate	7.7%	5.8%
Average household size	2.51	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1955	1970