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Pottsville, PA Micro Area

143,786 Population
778.6 square miles 184.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,672 ±$1,574 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,276 ±$3,962 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.8% ±2.3% (20,123  ±3,097) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.2 minutes ±0.7 (1,620,020  ±50,737) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

58,809 ±1,420 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (136,592  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.7% ±2.7% (1,608  ±757) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

67,424 ±43 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$149,600 ±$9,942 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

7.6% ±1.7% (10,716  ±2,331.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.9% ±3.6% (93,958  ±3,767) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
20.1% ±1.9% (21,006  ±1,937.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3% (4,337  ±1,322) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.7% ±0.7% (7,750  ±849) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,750 Total veterans ±849 7,275 Male ±823 475 Female ±229

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