Pennsylvania · Census place 62416
Pottstown borough, PA
Quick answer
Pottstown borough has 23,392 residents, ranking #26 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $56,174, the median home is worth $172,300 and median gross rent runs $1,181 a month.
- Population
- 23,392Pottstown borough residents
- Median household income
- $56,174Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $172,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,181Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pottstown borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pottstown borough median would spend about 25.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.7% of residents and 52.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Plum borough 26,873
- Lebanon city 26,600
- King of Prussia CDP 25,025
- Allison Park CDP 22,108
- Chambersburg borough 22,051
- New Castle city 21,727
- Carlisle borough 21,335
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