King of Prussia vs Pottstown

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

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

King of Prussia has the higher population (25,025 vs 23,392 in Pottstown). King of Prussia has the higher median household income ($111,600 vs $56,174 in Pottstown). King of Prussia has the higher median home value ($396,500 vs $172,300 in Pottstown).

Population, income & housing

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
Population	25,025	23,392
Median age	36.5 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$111,600	$56,174
Median home value	$396,500	$172,300
Median gross rent	$1,995	$1,181
Housing units	12,442	10,627
Homeownership rate	48.0%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.9%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
Population	21,313 → 25,025 (+17.4%)	22,670 → 23,392 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$90,136 → $111,600 (+23.8%)	$50,331 → $56,174 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$320,800 → $396,500 (+23.6%)	$124,400 → $172,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,995 (+37.0%)	$979 → $1,181 (+20.6%)

King of Prussia

Population

21,31325,025

Median household income

$90,136$111,600

Median home value

$320,800$396,500

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,995

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)

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
Under 5	5.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	10.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	24.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.2%
75 and over	7.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	56.6%
Black or African American	8.5%	22.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	22.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
No high school diploma	2.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	14.7%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.7%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
Drove alone	64.6%	71.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.8%
Public transit	1.6%	2.1%
Walked	1.1%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	26.7%	10.4%
Other means	1.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
1-unit, detached	34.7%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	34.2%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	9.0%
20 or more units	49.1%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	King of Prussia	Pottstown
Poverty rate	3.9%	19.7%
Average household size	2.15	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1976	1948