Pottstown, Pennsylvania demographics

Pottstown, PA demographics: median age 36.6; 21.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pottstown borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4262416. The survey estimates a population of 23,476 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pottstown is 36.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 9,550 households (±560). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.6 ±2.3	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	5,830 ±812	24.8% ±3.5 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	5,401 ±610	23.0% ±2.6 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	8,523 ±697	36.3% ±3.0 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	3,722 ±449	15.9% ±1.9 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	11,483 ±553	48.9% ±2.4 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	11,993 ±548	51.1% ±2.3 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	13,411 ±1,006	57.1% ±4.3 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,415 ±704	23.1% ±3.0 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	14 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	785 ±454 · low precision	3.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	10 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	986 ±454	4.2% ±1.9 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,855 ±1,089	12.2% ±4.6 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,539 ±623	87.5% ±2.6 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,937 ±629	12.5% ±2.7 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,163 ±342	33.1% ±3.0 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	666 ±256	7.0% ±2.6 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,905 ±321	19.9% ±3.2 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,330 ±455	34.9% ±4.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	486 ±175	5.1% ±1.8 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,845 ±304	29.8% ±2.7 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,705 ±492	70.2% ±3.1 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,330 ±455	34.9% ±4.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,811 ±378	29.4% ±3.6 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,667 ±399	17.5% ±4.0 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,023 ±249	10.7% ±2.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	391 ±146	4.1% ±1.5 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	188 ±98 · low precision	2.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	140 ±78 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	21,864 ±528	93.1% ±2.2 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,612 ±523	6.9% ±2.2 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 21,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	19,611 ±667	89.7% ±2.8 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,412 ±518	6.5% ±2.4 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	27 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	26 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	45 ±47 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	141 ±142 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	221 ±200 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	27 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	298 ±274 · low precision	1.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	33 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	19 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,789 ±418	11.4% ±2.6 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,290 ±616	40.2% ±3.5 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,892 ±491	18.5% ±3.0 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,365 ±283	8.7% ±1.8 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,880 ±321	12.0% ±2.0 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,416 ±315	9.1% ±2.0 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 23,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	19,295 ±992	83.7% ±4.3 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,995 ±1,074 · low precision	8.7% ±4.7 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,410 ±478	6.1% ±2.1 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	278 ±188 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	64 ±59 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.2% of Pottstown residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 89.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pottstown	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.2% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.0% ±2.8 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.3% ±2.3 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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