Pottstown

Population: 23,392
Median household income: $56,174
Median home value: $172,300

Located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Pottstown is a community with a population of 23,392. The median household income of $56,174 is below the Montgomery County median ($111,521).

From 2019 to 2023, Pottstown's population grew 3.2% from 22,670 to 23,392, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $124,400 to $172,300.

20.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,392
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $56,174
Median home value: $172,300
Median gross rent: $1,181
Housing units: 10,627
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,67023,392

Median household income

$50,331$56,174

Median home value

$124,400$172,300

Median gross rent

$979$1,181

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,670	$50,331	$124,400	$979
2020	22,633	$50,130	$131,100	$994
2021	23,282	$52,722	$135,600	$1,055
2022	23,356	$57,647	$157,700	$1,154
2023	23,392	$56,174	$172,300	$1,181

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,613	6.9%
5 to 17	4,099	17.5%
18 to 24	2,173	9.3%
25 to 34	3,513	15.0%
35 to 44	2,876	12.3%
45 to 54	2,624	11.2%
55 to 64	2,781	11.9%
65 to 74	2,151	9.2%
75 and over	1,562	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,250	56.6%
Black or African American	5,199	22.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	463	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.1%
Some other race	41	0.2%
Two or more races	1,542	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,882	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,737	11.2%
High school graduate	6,515	42.0%
Some college or associate's	4,112	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,892	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,251	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit2.1%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,667	71.2%
Carpooled	842	7.8%
Public transit	231	2.1%
Walked	485	4.5%
Bicycle	179	1.7%
Worked from home	1,118	10.4%
Other means	250	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,136	32.5%
15 to 29 min	2,410	25.0%
30 to 44 min	2,408	24.9%
45 to 59 min	964	10.0%
60+ min	736	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 19.7% (4,592 of 23,252)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,659	58.7%
Nonfamily households	3,979	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,638	90.7%
Vacant	989	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,056	52.5%
Renter-occupied	4,582	47.5%

1-unit, detached33.5%

1-unit, attached34.2%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,558	33.5%
1-unit, attached	3,632	34.2%
2 to 4 units	1,671	15.7%
5 to 19 units	952	9.0%
20 or more units	756	7.1%
Mobile home & other	58	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4262416
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 4.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.2509, -75.6448