96.0% of residents of Pottsville speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 73% speak English less than very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
98.9% of residents of Pottsville speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
10.3% of residents of Pottsville speak English at home.
79.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
10.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
98.6% (2,209)
Foreign born:
27.6% (8)
White - Speak another language
Native:
1.4% (31)
Foreign born:
72.4% (21)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.6% (2,175)
Foreign born:
27.6% (8)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.4% (31)
Foreign born:
72.4% (21)
7 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.6%
Arkansas:
2.8%
Median age by place of birth - Pottsville
Place of birth - Pottsville White
Place of birth - Pottsville Other race
Place of birth - Pottsville Two or more races
Place of birth - Pottsville White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Pottsville Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Pottsville
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Pottsville
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Pottsville
Place of birth by age - Pottsville
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 18.5%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 16.4%
Females:
Never married: 18.5%
Now married: 55.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 17.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (29)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.3% (381)
Unmarried:
47.7% (348)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 78.9%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 21.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.1% (12)
Unmarried:
78.9% (45)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 38.7%
Now married: 29.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 32.3%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 36.4%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (14)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 15.3%
Females:
Never married: 18.5%
Now married: 55.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 17.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (29)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.3% (381)
Unmarried:
47.7% (348)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 53.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 46.7%
Females:
Never married: 78.9%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 21.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.1% (12)
Unmarried:
78.9% (45)
Ancestries in Pottsville
United States - 353 (27.8%)
Other - 212 (16.7%)
Irish - 186 (14.6%)
German - 92 (7.2%)
English - 62 (4.9%)
Scottish - 24 (1.9%)
French - 23 (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish - 19 (1.5%)
Dutch - 13 (1.0%)
Polish - 7 (0.6%)
Swedish - 6 (0.5%)
Czech - 5 (0.4%)
Italian - 5 (0.4%)
French Canadian - 3 (0.2%)
Welsh - 3 (0.2%)
Danish - 2 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 2 (0.2%)
West Indian - 2 (0.2%)
Norwegian - 1 (0.08%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 2,080 (86.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 12 (100.0%)
Other race: 47 (50.0%)
Two or more races: 150 (100.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,046 (86.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 97 (67.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 196 (8.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 196 (8.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 109 (4.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 109 (4.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
0.6%
2.8%