Pennsylvania · Census place 62432
Pottsville, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania (Pottsville, PA — Census place “Pottsville city”) is 13,374 residents, ranking #57 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $53,465, the median home is worth $97,700 and median gross rent runs $820 a month. Looking for the Pottsville Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Pottsville, PA: 17901.
- Population
- 13,374Pottsville city residents
- Median household income
- $53,465Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $97,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $820Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
Pottsville ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pottsville.
The Pottsville PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Pottsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pottsville city median would spend about 18.4% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.3% of residents and 58.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Pottsville city, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Pottsville city is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 13,374 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #57 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 41.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Pottsville city earn a median of $53,465 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 18.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Pottsville city is valued at $97,700, 67.8% below the national figure and 49% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $820 a month, 41.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,840 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 58.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Washington city 13,361
- Montgomeryville CDP 13,572
- Kingston borough 13,333
- Carnot-Moon CDP 13,639
- Coatesville city 13,323
- Ephrata borough 13,729
- Butler city 13,306
- Willow Grove CDP 13,919
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Pottsville city?
- Pottsville city has 13,374 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #57 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Pottsville city?
- Median household income in Pottsville city is $53,465 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pottsville city?
- Median gross rent is $820 a month and the median home value is $97,700, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.
- Is Pottsville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pottsville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Pottsville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.