Pottstown Pennsylvania Real Estate
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, is located in Montgomery County, 17 miles SE of Reading, Pennsylvania and 30 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pottstown has a population of 21,859.
Pottstown Homes
Pottstown properties pool is 9,154 residential properties including Pottstown new homes. Median age of real estate in Pottstown is 1944. Average Household size is 3.02 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 16% are 2 bedroom homes, 59% are 3 bedroom homes, 19% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Pottstown Mortgage Statistics
Pottstown mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Pottstown |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
35% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
65% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
46% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
19% |
16% |
Pottstown Area Real Estate Tax
Pottstown Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $2,091 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 45,734. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Pottstown School District: Children make up 25.6% of Pottstown population. Pottstown has 5,599 under 18 years old residents, or 0.54 kids per one worker, or 0.61 kids per one household.
Pottstown Real Estate & Pottstown Homeownership
There are 3020.82 or 33% one person households, 2837.74 or 31% two person households, and 1464.64 or 16% three person households in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Median residents age is 36.1, Senior citizens (65+) make up 3,548 or 16.2%% of Pottstown population.
There are 10,315 workers (over 16 years of age) in Pottstown. Of these, 89.04% drive to work. Approximately 2.38% of workers in Pottstown take public transportation. An estimated 6.11% walk to work.
Median Pottstown homeowner's housing expences are 20.9%
Crime in Pottstown (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Pottstown |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
101.56 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
22.87 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
66.33 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
513.29 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
80.06 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
390.23 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
43 |
43.3 |
Invest in Pottstown Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Pottstown Pennsylvania area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Pottstown |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Reading, Pennsylvania |
- |
| Near Large City |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
- |
| Pottstown Zip Codes |
19464, 19465 |
- |
| Pottstown Area Codes |
610 |
- |
| White population |
79.34% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
15.06% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.65% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.23% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
4.53% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 45,734% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
11.13% |
12.4% |
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