City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · 4.2 sq mi · 3,164 people per sq mi
About 13,000 people live in Pottsville. The typical household earns $54,332, and the median resident is 43.4 years old.
2026 projection
From 13,132 in 2020
Poverty rate 19.9%
Men 44.7 · Women 39.5
1830–2026
13,180
2026 projection
0.4% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1830–2026
13,180
2026 projection
0.4% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 13,180 | +10 | 0.08% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,170 | -3 | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 13,173 | +19 | 0.14% |
| 2023 | 13,154 | +29 | 0.22% |
| 2022 | 13,125 | -24 | 0.18% |
| 2021 | 13,149 | +17 | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 13,132 | -336 | 2.49% |
| 2019 | 13,468 | -61 | 0.45% |
| 2018 | 13,529 | -85 | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 13,614 | -112 | 0.82% |
Showing 10 of 35 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 134 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 5 residents
34% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 34% | 38% | 30% |
| Never married | 38% | 40% | 37% |
| Divorced | 18% | 15% | 20% |
| Widowed | 8% | 4% | 11% |
| Separated | 3% | 3% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau