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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Pottstown is $29,307, which is about the same as the state average of $28,912 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. South Pottstown median household income is $44,273, which has grown by 1.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Pottstown residents spend 26.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #393

South Pottstown, PA	29,307 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Pottstown, PA	37,188 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Pottstown, PA	38,606 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Pottstown, PA	35,931 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1022

South Pottstown, PA	44,273 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Pottstown, PA	60,901 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1251

South Pottstown, PA	1.46%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	South Pottstown, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.63%	$8,080, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.73%	$17,666, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.53%	$1,133, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.25%	$16,811, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

South Pottstown, PA	66,546 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Pottstown, PA	72,280 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	South Pottstown, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$42,703, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$75,810, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$73,571, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$60,481, see rank	$65,319	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	South Pottstown, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$53,929, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,875, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,286, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$43,125, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	South Pottstown, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,358, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	616, 45.36%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	467, 75.81%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	467, 75.81%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	428, 91.65%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 8.35%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	149, 24.19%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	742, 54.64%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	579, 78.03%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	579, 78.03%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	507, 87.56%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	72, 12.44%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	163, 21.97%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	South Pottstown, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	865, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	770, 89.02%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	66, 7.63%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	29, 3.35%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Pottstown, PA	26.8 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	South Pottstown, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	935	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	428, 45.78%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	131, 30.61%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	32, 7.48%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23, 5.37%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 3.27%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	175, 40.89%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	507, 54.22%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	144, 28.40%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	120, 23.67%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	199, 39.25%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 8.68%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Pottstown, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	935, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 1.71%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	46, 4.92%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	202, 21.60%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	27, 2.89%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	60, 6.42%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	75, 8.02%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	21, 2.25%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	68, 7.27%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	81, 8.66%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	247, 26.42%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	45, 4.81%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	16, 1.71%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 3.32%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	South Pottstown, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	159	9.04%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	31	7.26%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.