Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

75 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 143,259
Median household income: $66,901
Median home value: $140,400

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania counts 143,259 residents. 75 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $66,901 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Schuylkill County's population held roughly steady from 142,674 to 143,259, while its median household income rose 28.0% from $52,280 to $66,901.

The median gross rent is $842. 19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 143,259
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,901
Median home value: $140,400
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 67,292
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

142,674143,259

Median household income

$52,280$66,901

Median home value

$102,100$140,400

Median gross rent

$703$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	142,674	$52,280	$102,100	$703
2020	141,935	$53,703	$106,100	$710
2021	143,308	$57,785	$112,800	$741
2022	143,201	$63,574	$127,900	$801
2023	143,259	$66,901	$140,400	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,772	4.7%
5 to 17	21,756	15.2%
18 to 24	10,529	7.3%
25 to 34	17,093	11.9%
35 to 44	17,431	12.2%
45 to 54	18,899	13.2%
55 to 64	20,941	14.6%
65 to 74	17,397	12.1%
75 and over	12,441	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	125,559	87.6%
Black or African American	3,745	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.0%
Asian	611	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	154	0.1%
Two or more races	3,405	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,744	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,425	10.0%
High school graduate	46,949	45.1%
Some college or associate's	26,904	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	13,058	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,866	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50,119	79.0%
Carpooled	6,637	10.5%
Public transit	222	0.3%
Walked	1,916	3.0%
Bicycle	47	0.1%
Worked from home	3,914	6.2%
Other means	625	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,250	29.0%
15 to 29 min	20,639	34.6%
30 to 44 min	10,033	16.8%
45 to 59 min	5,639	9.5%
60+ min	6,005	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 12.5% (17,055 of 136,167)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,741	63.9%
Nonfamily households	20,724	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57,465	85.4%
Vacant	9,827	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43,821	76.3%
Renter-occupied	13,644	23.7%

1-unit, detached57.9%

1-unit, attached26.6%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,959	57.9%
1-unit, attached	17,895	26.6%
2 to 4 units	4,239	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2,041	3.0%
20 or more units	1,801	2.7%
Mobile home & other	2,357	3.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 42107
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 779 sq mi
Water area: 4.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.7037, -76.2178