Pottstown.
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Pennsylvania·Montgomery County
8 tracts·23K people·$195K median·4,839/mi²
White 54 · Black 23 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 35 · Married couple 33 · Other 32
Health 34 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 18 · Professional 13 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 21 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 20 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 11 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Pottstown is $195,400 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Pottstown has 23,476 residents across 8 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.6; the population is 54.1% White, 22.6% Black, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Multiracial, 3.3% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 21.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.5% (Census ACS).
Barth El Sch (55%), Lincoln El Sch (39%) and Rupert El Sch (39%) lead the elementary schools; Pottstown MS is the middle school with reported scores (19%); Pottstown HS is the high school with reported scores (35%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,260/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pottstown is $60,828 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Pottstown, median rent is $1,260/month and the median home value is $195,400 (Census ACS).
Pottstown reported 7.8 violent crimes and 38.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 14 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pottstown are inland flooding (80), winter weather (77) and earthquake (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pottstown, 4.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).