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Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA, PA

121,258 Population
108.2 square miles 1,121.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,906 ±$4,627 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$100,842 ±$6,148 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5.9% ±2.1% (7,123  ±2,588) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.8 minutes ±0.7 (1,433,270  ±54,678) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

48,647 ±2,314 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (119,982  ±6,787) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2% (1,355  ±565) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

50,993 ±2,400 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$392,400 ±$19,363 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.8% ±1.9% (9,363  ±2,292.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.5% ±2.4% (83,143  ±4,611.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.4% ±2.8% (37,790  ±3,060) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.6% ±1.4% (11,275  ±1,670.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.4% 1,529,209 (±0.1% / ±12,347.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

10% ±2.3% (12,077  ±2,814) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±1.1% (5,412  ±1,080) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,412 Total veterans ±1,080 4,906 Male ±982 506 Female ±432

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