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Language Spoken At Home in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,673 | 100% |
English only | 19,362 | 93.7% |
Language other than English | 1,311 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 480 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 1,045 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 436 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 217 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 23 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 26 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,388 | 100% |
American | 648 | 2.9% |
Arab | 52 | 0.2% |
Czech | 138 | 0.6% |
Danish | 10 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 957 | 4.3% |
English | 1,611 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 511 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 39 | 0.2% |
German | 5,916 | 26.4% |
Greek | 23 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 191 | 0.9% |
Irish | 4,256 | 19.0% |
Italian | 2,710 | 12.1% |
Lithuanian | 72 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 42 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,699 | 7.6% |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.1% |
Russian | 143 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 126 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 409 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 280 | 1.3% |
Subsaharan African | 69 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 138 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 89 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 150 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 130 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 95 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,694 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,398 | 55.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,386 | 24.6% |
Married-couple family | 3,395 | 35.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,260 | 13.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 452 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 174 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,551 | 16.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 952 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 4,296 | 44.3% |
Householder living alone | 3,641 | 37.6% |
65 years and over | 1,090 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,825 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,306 | 23.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,146 | 100% |
Householder | 9,694 | 43.8% |
Spouse | 3,404 | 15.4% |
Child | 6,201 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 1,621 | 7.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,226 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 793 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,265 | 100% |
Never married | 3,019 | 36.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,661 | 44.3% |
Separated | 118 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 283 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,184 | 14.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,601 | 100% |
Never married | 3,123 | 32.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,560 | 37.1% |
Separated | 406 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 969 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 1,543 | 16.1% |
Fertility in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 335 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 192 | 57.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 580 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 256 | 44.1% |
Less than 1 year | 111 | 19.1% |
1 or 2 years | 18 | 3.1% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 4.7% |
5 or more years | 100 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 256 | 100% |
Who are female | 150 | 58.6% |
Who are married | 151 | 59.0% |
School Enrollment in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,448 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 455 | 8.4% |
Kindergarten | 192 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,337 | 42.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,252 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,212 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,183 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 584 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,828 | 12.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,426 | 42.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,803 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 969 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,768 | 11.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 805 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.9% |
Veteran Status in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,968 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,650 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 22,234 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,405 | 15.3% |
Under 18 years | 5,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 362 | 6.7% |
18 to 64 years | 13,775 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,838 | 13.3% |
65 years and over | 3,039 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,205 | 39.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 22,115 | 100% |
Same house | 19,578 | 88.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,523 | 11.4% |
Same county | 1,645 | 7.4% |
Different county | 878 | 4.0% |
Same state | 602 | 2.7% |
Different state | 276 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 14 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,388 | 100% |
Native | 21,719 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 21,454 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 18,614 | 83.1% |
Different state | 2,840 | 12.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 265 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 669 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 669 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 237 | 35.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 432 | 64.6% |
Year of Entry in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 934 | 100% |
Native | 265 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 251 | 94.7% |
Foreign born | 669 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 42 | 6.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 627 | 93.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pottstown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 669 | 100% |
Europe | 98 | 14.6% |
Asia | 52 | 7.8% |
Africa | 52 | 7.8% |
Oceania | 40 | 6.0% |
Latin America | 427 | 63.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |