Pennsylvania · Census place 62432
Pottsville city, PA
Quick answer
Pottsville city has 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.
- 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
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
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Ephrata borough 13,729
- Carnot-Moon CDP 13,639
- Montgomeryville CDP 13,572
- Washington city 13,361
- Kingston borough 13,333
- Coatesville city 13,323
- Butler city 13,306
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