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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Pottstown, PA are White alone (13,895 residents), Black alone (5,192 residents), and Hispanic (2,786 residents). 91.4% of Pottstown residents speak English at home. 5.5% of Pottstown, PA residents are foreign-born (3.0% born in Latin America, 0.9% born in Asia, 0.8% born in Europe, 0.6% born in Africa), which is 27.9% less than the foreign-born rate of 7.0% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.

Race distribution in Pottstown

2000 2022
  • Races in Pottstown, PA (2000)
    • 16,93077.5%White alone
    • 3,22114.7%Black alone
    • 9904.5%Hispanic
    • 4752.2%Two or more races
    • 1410.6%Asian alone
    • 450.2%Other race alone
    • 410.2%American Indian alone
    • 160.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Pottstown, PA (2022)
    • 13,89558.9%White alone
    • 5,19222.0%Black alone
    • 2,78611.8%Hispanic
    • 1,8587.9%Two or more races
    • 1650.7%Asian alone
    • 390.2%Other race alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Pennsylvania (2000)
    • 10,322,45584.1%White alone
    • 1,202,4379.8%Black alone
    • 394,0883.2%Hispanic
    • 218,2961.8%Asian alone
    • 113,0970.9%Two or more races
    • 13,0860.1%Other race alone
    • 14,9040.1%American Indian alone
    • 2,6910.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Pennsylvania (2022)
    • 9,487,22873.1%White alone
    • 1,311,58110.1%Black alone
    • 1,115,9978.6%Hispanic
    • 493,9423.8%Two or more races
    • 487,1243.8%Asian alone
    • 63,5820.5%Other race alone
    • 10,1300.08%American Indian alone
    • 2,4240.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Pottstown

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $62,315White non-Hispanic householders
  • $38,019Black householders
  • $73,891Asian householders
  • $34,421Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $171,769White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $164,945Black or African American householders
  • $185,222American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $146,228Asian householders
  • $203,160Some other race householders
  • $135,505Two or more races householders
  • $174,109Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Pottstown, PA in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Pottstown, PA in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Pottstown, PA in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Pottstown, PA in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Pottstown, PA in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Pottstown, PA in 2022

Median age by race in Pottstown

  • 42.6Median age for White residents
  • 42.0Males
  • 44.6Females
  • 30.8Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 26.1Males
  • 34.4Females
  • -626,180,836.1Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -1,098,934,549.9Males
  • -577,519,379.3Females
  • 46.7Median age for Asian residents
  • 47.0Males
  • 31.4Females
  • -680,432,644.4Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -649,523,808.9Males
  • -747,474,746.7Females
  • 23.9Median age for Other race residents
  • 25.7Males
  • 15.7Females
  • 12.0Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 10.9Males
  • 13.1Females
  • 43.0Median age for White alone residents
  • 41.9Males
  • 45.2Females
  • 20.5Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 22.7Males
  • 20.7Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Pottstown

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 3,97458.5%Owner occupied
  • 2,81341.5%Renter occupied
  • 58.5%
    41.5%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 65527.4%Owner occupied
  • 1,73472.6%Renter occupied
  • 27.4%
    72.6%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 2025.2%Owner occupied
  • 5874.8%Renter occupied
  • 25.2%
    74.8%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 8137.1%Owner occupied
  • 13762.9%Renter occupied
  • 37.1%
    62.9%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 25147.3%Owner occupied
  • 28052.7%Renter occupied
  • 47.3%
    52.7%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 3,84058.1%Owner occupied
  • 2,77041.9%Renter occupied
  • 58.1%
    41.9%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 33251.5%Owner occupied
  • 31248.5%Renter occupied
  • 51.5%
    48.5%

Language usage in Pottstown

  • English speakers - Total
  • 91.4% of residents of Pottstown speak English at home.
  • 6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 87866.3%Speak English very well
  • 44633.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 66.3%
    33.7%
  • 2.5% of residents speak other language at home
  • 41874.6%Speak English very well
  • 14225.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 74.6%
    25.4%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 93.6% of residents of Pottstown speak English at home.
  • 5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 18395.3%Speak English very well
  • 94.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 95.3%
    4.7%
  • 0.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 9100.0%Speak English less than very well
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 12.9% of residents of Pottstown speak English at home.
  • 89.5% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 31670.2%Speak English very well
  • 13429.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 70.2%
    29.8%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 46.7% of residents of Pottstown speak English at home.
  • 17.1% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 12860.4%Speak English very well
  • 8439.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 60.4%
    39.6%
  • 34.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 32175.7%Speak English very well
  • 10324.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 75.7%
    24.3%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

97.4% (13,393)
Foreign-born:

54.0% (129)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

2.7% (367)
Foreign-born:

48.2% (115)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

98.2% (4,387)
Foreign-born:

56.3% (233)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

1.6% (73)
Foreign-born:

43.7% (181)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

20.6% (143)
Foreign-born:

23.4% (45)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

90.6% (629)
Foreign-born:

92.5% (176)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

83.6% (2,120)
Foreign-born:

91.2% (271)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

16.6% (420)
Foreign-born:

6.7% (20)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

98.7% (13,121)
Foreign-born:

62.6% (109)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

1.2% (158)
Foreign-born:

36.3% (63)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

45.7% (878)
Foreign-born:

41.8% (194)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

54.0% (1,037)
Foreign-born:

51.0% (237)

Foreign-born residents in Pottstown

1,291 residents are foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.6% Africa).

This city:

5.5%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median age by place of birth - Pottstown
Place of birth - Pottstown, PA
Place of birth - Pottstown, PA
Place of birth - Pottstown, PA
Place of birth - Pottstown, PA
Place of birth - Pottstown, PA
Place of birth - Pottstown, PA
Place of birth - Pottstown, PA
Population born outside the United States - Pottstown
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Pottstown
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Pottstown
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Pottstown
Place of birth by age - Pottstown

Marital status for residents in Pottstown

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 41.9%Never married
  • 40.2%Now married
  • 2.5%Separated
  • 1.1%Widowed
  • 14.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 32.0%Never married
  • 39.0%Now married
  • 2.2%Separated
  • 11.9%Widowed
  • 14.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

37.1% (42)
Unmarried:

62.9% (71)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

37.3% (1,262)
Unmarried:

62.7% (2,117)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.9%Never married
  • 29.6%Now married
  • 5.6%Separated
  • 2.8%Widowed
  • 13.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 53.7%Never married
  • 16.0%Now married
  • 11.3%Separated
  • 9.0%Widowed
  • 10.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (156)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.0% (292)
Unmarried:

76.0% (924)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 0.0%Never married
  • 80.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 19.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 8.1%Never married
  • 91.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

87.5% (36)
Unmarried:

12.5% (5)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 35.0%Never married
  • 53.3%Now married
  • 3.2%Separated
  • 6.2%Widowed
  • 2.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 39.6%Never married
  • 60.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

74.1% (51)
Unmarried:

25.9% (18)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

55.2% (100)
Unmarried:

44.8% (81)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 55.3%Never married
  • 39.0%Now married
  • 2.6%Separated
  • 1.7%Widowed
  • 1.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 45.2%Never married
  • 25.7%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 5.4%Widowed
  • 23.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (100)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

20.6% (117)
Unmarried:

79.4% (452)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 41.6%Never married
  • 40.6%Now married
  • 1.9%Separated
  • 1.2%Widowed
  • 14.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 31.7%Never married
  • 38.7%Now married
  • 2.2%Separated
  • 12.3%Widowed
  • 15.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

41.7% (42)
Unmarried:

58.3% (59)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

36.6% (1,181)
Unmarried:

63.4% (2,049)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 44.6%Never married
  • 41.7%Now married
  • 6.1%Separated
  • 2.5%Widowed
  • 5.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 42.0%Never married
  • 51.6%Now married
  • 0.7%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 5.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

34.8% (43)
Unmarried:

65.2% (80)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

48.4% (217)
Unmarried:

51.6% (231)

Ancestries in Pottstown

  • Ancestries in Pottstown, PA
    • 1,73815.1%German
    • 9288.1%Italian
    • 6825.9%American
    • 6655.8%Irish
    • 5895.1%English
    • 4293.7%Polish
    • 2452.1%Pennsylvania German
    • 1781.5%Scottish
    • 1321.1%Portuguese
    • 1311.1%Ghanaian
    • 1301.1%Haitian
    • 1291.1%African
    • 1131.0%European
    • 900.8%Kenyan
    • 710.6%Scotch-Irish
    • 610.5%Hungarian
    • 560.5%French
    • 470.4%Slovak
    • 450.4%Eastern European
    • 440.4%Dutch
    • 440.4%Jamaican
    • 340.3%Ukrainian
    • 290.3%Scandinavian
    • 250.2%Lithuanian
    • 230.2%Welsh
    • 210.2%Czechoslovakian
    • 200.2%Egyptian
    • 180.2%Greek
    • 180.2%Russian
    • 160.1%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 150.1%Syrian
    • 130.1%Swedish
    • 110.10%Slavic
    • 90.08%British
    • 90.08%Northern European
    • 40.03%Swiss

Geographical mobility in Pottstown

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 12,62588.0%White (Caucasian)
    • 4,73088.8%Black or African American
    • 18597.1%Asian
    • 50354.8%Other race
    • 1,73855.8%Two or more races
    • 12,15987.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,75968.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 1,0707.5%White / Caucasian
    • 2705.1%Black or African American
    • 73.9%Asian
    • 576.2%Other race
    • 1,03333.2%Two or more races
    • 1,0537.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 56021.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 5453.8%White / Caucasian
    • 1502.8%Black or African American
    • 14716.0%Other race
    • 371.2%Two or more races
    • 5353.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2037.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 1320.9%White / Caucasian
    • 1763.3%Black or African American
    • 242.6%Other race
    • 90.3%Two or more races
    • 1070.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 662.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 70.0%White
    • 210.4%Black or African American
    • 80.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Pottstown

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 540100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 35100.0%Native
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 19100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 975100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 125100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 1,056100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 48100.0%Native
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 107100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 1,91589.4%Native
  • 22610.6%Foreign-born
  • 89.4%
    10.6%
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 25964.8%Native
  • 14035.2%Foreign-born
  • 64.8%
    35.2%

    • Place of birth for residents in Pottstown

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 734Americas
      • 734Latin America
      • 412Central America
      • 232Caribbean
      • 230Asia
      • 182Europe
      • 143Africa
      • 131South Eastern Asia
      • 109Southern Europe
      • 99Western Africa
      • 89South America
      • 84South Central Asia
      • 38Eastern Africa
      • 32Northern Europe
      • 21Eastern Europe
      • 19Western Europe
      • 14Eastern Asia
      • 14China
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 320Mexico
      • 127Trinidad and Tobago
      • 109Portugal
      • 84India
      • 74Laos
      • 68Ghana
      • 67El Salvador
      • 54Ecuador
      • 38Kenya
      • 35Vietnam
      • 35Barbados
      • 35Chile
      • 32England
      • 31Liberia
      • 23Dominican Republic
      • 23Guatemala
      • 21Philippines
      • 19Jamaica
      • 16Haiti
      • 14China
      • 13Germany
      • 11Hungary
      • 9Bahamas
      • 8Russia
      • 6Netherlands
      • 1Poland
      • 1Romania

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Pottstown

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 1637.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 2762.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 37.4%
    62.6%
  • Black or African American
  • 79100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • Other race
  • 23100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 7897.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 22.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 1740.8%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 2559.2%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 40.8%
    59.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 3587.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 512.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 87.9%
    12.1%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 11137.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 18762.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 37.3%
    62.7%
  • Black or African American
  • 1719.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 7480.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 19.2%
    80.8%
  • Other race
  • 25100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 11136.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 19063.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 36.9%
    63.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 26100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren

    • Zip codes: 19464.

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