Pottsville.
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Pennsylvania·Schuylkill County
5 tracts·13K people·$101K median·3,208/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 36 · Other 35 · Married couple 29
Health 49 · Professional 19 · Public admin 10 · Retail 7 · Leisure 7 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 22 · Service 20 · Sales · office 17 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 10 · Walk 6 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 Pottsville is $100,500 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Pottsville has 13,364 residents across 5 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.4; the population is 85.6% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.8% Black, 0.9% Other and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.1 people; 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.9% (Census ACS).
Clarke El Ctr is the elementary school with reported scores (36%); Lengel MS is the middle school with reported scores (31%); Pottsville Area HS is the high school with reported scores (49%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $822/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pottsville is $54,332 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Pottsville, median rent is $822/month and the median home value is $100,500 (Census ACS).
Pottsville reported 3.2 violent crimes and 12.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 37 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pottsville are winter weather (89), landslide (87) and strong wind (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pottsville, 5.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).