Pottsville

Population: 13,374
Median household income: $53,465
Median home value: $97,700

Pottsville, a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, has 13,374 residents. At $53,465, its median household income sits below Schuylkill County's $66,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Pottsville's population declined 2.0% from 13,648 to 13,374, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $71,400 to $97,700.

Owners occupy 58.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,374
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,465
Median home value: $97,700
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 6,791
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,64813,374

Median household income

$42,083$53,465

Median home value

$71,400$97,700

Median gross rent

$659$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,648	$42,083	$71,400	$659
2020	13,549	$39,154	$77,600	$720
2021	13,413	$40,275	$83,100	$726
2022	13,386	$46,081	$91,200	$806
2023	13,374	$53,465	$97,700	$820

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	882	6.6%
5 to 17	2,078	15.5%
18 to 24	799	6.0%
25 to 34	1,907	14.3%
35 to 44	1,635	12.2%
45 to 54	1,522	11.4%
55 to 64	1,751	13.1%
65 to 74	1,459	10.9%
75 and over	1,341	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,550	86.4%
Black or African American	495	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	11	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	73	0.5%
Two or more races	304	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	938	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	962	10.0%
High school graduate	3,879	40.3%
Some college or associate's	2,706	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,288	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	780	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,334	72.6%
Carpooled	588	9.8%
Public transit	74	1.2%
Walked	333	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	455	7.6%
Other means	186	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,645	48.0%
15 to 29 min	1,712	31.0%
30 to 44 min	333	6.0%
45 to 59 min	370	6.7%
60+ min	455	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 18.3% (2,323 of 12,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,205	55.5%
Nonfamily households	2,569	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,774	85.0%
Vacant	1,017	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,389	58.7%
Renter-occupied	2,385	41.3%

1-unit, detached32.9%

1-unit, attached40.8%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,231	32.9%
1-unit, attached	2,768	40.8%
2 to 4 units	976	14.4%
5 to 19 units	279	4.1%
20 or more units	524	7.7%
Mobile home & other	13	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4262432
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6799, -76.2092