Norristown vs Pottstown

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

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

Norristown has the higher population (35,782 vs 23,392 in Pottstown). Norristown has the higher median household income ($65,058 vs $56,174 in Pottstown). Norristown has the higher median home value ($205,100 vs $172,300 in Pottstown).

Population, income & housing

	Norristown	Pottstown
Population	35,782	23,392
Median age	33.7 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,058	$56,174
Median home value	$205,100	$172,300
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,181
Housing units	14,336	10,627
Homeownership rate	40.8%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norristown	Pottstown
Population	34,443 → 35,782 (+3.9%)	22,670 → 23,392 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$48,414 → $65,058 (+34.4%)	$50,331 → $56,174 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $205,100 (+34.1%)	$124,400 → $172,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,337 (+23.5%)	$979 → $1,181 (+20.6%)

Norristown

Population

34,44335,782

Median household income

$48,414$65,058

Median home value

$152,900$205,100

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,337

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)

	Norristown	Pottstown
Under 5	7.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.5%
18 to 24	11.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.2%
75 and over	4.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norristown	Pottstown
White (non-Hispanic)	26.3%	56.6%
Black or African American	32.2%	22.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	32.9%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norristown	Pottstown
No high school diploma	15.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	36.3%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norristown	Pottstown
Drove alone	63.7%	71.2%
Carpooled	12.8%	7.8%
Public transit	7.0%	2.1%
Walked	4.4%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.7%
Worked from home	9.4%	10.4%
Other means	2.4%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norristown	Pottstown
1-unit, detached	14.1%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	46.1%	34.2%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	9.0%
20 or more units	11.2%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Norristown	Pottstown
Poverty rate	19.0%	19.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1955	1948