Household Types in Pottstown, Pennsylvania (Borough)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family238.950306%48.034142%38.950306%39.0%3,62915.230224%11.943581%15.230224%15.2%1,4195.098208%4.424187%5.098208%5.1%47534.131158%29.571826%34.131158%34.1%3,1806.590104%6.026265%6.590104%6.6%614
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads53.974047%67.536265%53.974047%54.0%1,33134.387672%24.415691%34.387672%34.4%84811.638281%8.048043%11.638281%11.6%287

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.467747%25.603611%26.467747%26.5%2,46673.220994%74.187216%73.220994%73.2%6,822
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
50%0%50%100%CountAsian3White4Other3Black3Hispanic5Mixed3-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%0.000000%0%100.000000%61.737928%100.000000%100%8-11.521620%-5.131363%-35.030104%-7.279693%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-58.962781%59%41.037219%51.551298%41.037219%41%7,308-22.857143%-7.500000%-26.428571%-5.000000%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-61.785714%62%38.214286%32.309803%38.214286%38%280-29.798357%-4.854369%-32.561613%-1.867065%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-69.081404%69%30.918596%22.065543%30.918596%31%1,339-28.292683%-1.463415%-20.975610%-20.975610%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-71.707317%72%28.292683%39.601521%28.292683%28%205-31.638418%-6.214689%-37.853107%-0.000000%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-75.706215%76%24.293785%35.590131%24.293785%24%177
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Pottstown

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
28.8%33.0%37.3%41.5%45.7%50.0%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.2%11.0%14.7%18.4%22.2%25.9%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.8%3.2%4.5%5.8%7.2%8.6%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
26.0%29.5%32.9%36.3%39.7%43.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%4.5%5.7%7.0%8.3%9.6%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%23.2%25.9%28.7%31.4%34.1%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Pottstown

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
28.0%32.1%36.1%40.1%44.2%48.2%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.4%11.3%15.1%18.9%22.8%26.6%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.8%3.4%5.0%6.5%8.1%9.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
26.6%29.9%33.2%36.5%39.8%43.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.4%4.7%5.8%7.0%8.2%9.4%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%23.2%25.9%28.6%31.3%34.1%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Pottstown

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
23%33%43%53%62%72%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%14%20%26%33%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.6%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%21%28%35%42%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.7%7.3%11.0%14.7%18.4%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Pottstown

Married Household Types by Block#23

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#24

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#25

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

One-Person Household Types by Block#26

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#27

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Pottstown

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Pottstown (6 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Pottstown, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown.

Married by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pottstown, selected neighborhoods in Pottstown, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%20%40%Count#MontgomeryNorth EndZIP 19464United StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticWashington/RosedaleWashington/Rose…PhiladelphiaBeech/WilsonWest EndManatawny/FarmingtonManatawny/Farmin…PottstownPottstownDntn SE End SDntn N55.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k49.960061%49.960061%50%562148.679831%48.679831%49%8,77648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.201792%46.201792%46%556246.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M44.098712%44.098712%44%699342.605961%42.605961%43%262439.848672%39.848672%40%606607538.950306%38.950306%39%3,62938.950306%38.950306%39%3,62931.478261%31.478261%31%159631.230375%31.230375%31%380381728.813886%28.813886%29%4108
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Philadelphia Area

There are 294 places in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Pottstown to all of the places in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pottstown, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%50%100%Count#TavistockPine ValleyWoodsideNorth StarChurchvilleRichboroRose ValleyMcGuire AFBWoxallWoodbourneRichwoodOlivetBryn AthynBarclayTurnersvilleMaple GlenDevonEvansburgMilford SqSpringdaleMedford LakesToughkenamonTrooperLanghorne MnrTownsendBlue BellHaddonfieldMontgomeryvilleFlourtownHockessinPike CreekClaytonLevittownMontgomerySwarthmoreSoudertonRoeblingFairless HlsZIP 19464United StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaTullytownProspect ParkNewarkPottstownPottstownOxfordLimaS CoatesvillePhiladelphiaWrightstownWilmingtonSalemCamdenChester100.000000%100.000000%100%31100.000000%100.000000%100%2287.167070%87.167070%87%720384.612519%84.612519%85%2,271481.402679%81.402679%81%1,033578.600823%78.600823%79%1,719678.431373%78.431373%78%280777.688953%77.688953%78%1,069876.178660%76.178660%76%307976.009501%76.009501%76%9601074.185022%74.185022%74%8421174.060823%74.060823%74%4141273.798077%73.798077%74%3071373.324486%73.324486%73%1,1051472.236958%72.236958%72%8171570.933219%70.933219%71%1,6571670.813397%70.813397%71%4441770.242215%70.242215%70%6091870.170455%70.170455%70%2471969.653571%69.653571%70%3,5992069.522564%69.522564%70%1,0632169.036697%69.036697%69%3012268.717684%68.717684%69%1,3292367.752443%67.752443%68%2082467.586207%67.586207%68%3922567.364185%67.364185%67%1,6742667.327916%67.327916%67%2,8172767.290553%67.290553%67%3,0202867.193907%67.193907%67%1,1472967.153135%67.153135%67%3,2673062.315271%62.315271%62%2,0244258.278867%58.278867%58%5356357.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k6955.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k55.419766%55.419766%55%1,0438453.181461%53.181461%53%1,35410451.224784%51.224784%51%71112549.018441%49.018441%49%1,64814648.679831%48.679831%49%8,77648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.505618%45.505618%46%32416743.287225%43.287225%43%1,06418841.071784%41.071784%41%4,13120838.950306%38.950306%39%3,62938.950306%38.950306%39%3,62922838.505747%38.505747%39%73722935.164835%35.164835%35%38425029.862475%29.862475%30%15227127.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k27522.641509%22.641509%23%7228821.193387%21.193387%21%5,99928920.314806%20.314806%20%41329019.774764%19.774764%20%4,89929117.278208%17.278208%17%2,006292
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 292 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Pottstown to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pottstown, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLevittownBethel ParkMontgomeryHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaZIP 19464United StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaDrexel HillMonroevilleHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonHazletonPhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterGreensburgNew CastleLebanonBloomsburgNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterYorkState CollegeMcKeesportIndianaJohnstownHarrisburgWilkinsburgChester75.322101%75.322101%75%3,800170.981004%70.981004%71%5,007265.007429%65.007429%65%5,250360.675786%60.675786%61%6,698457.170698%57.170698%57%4,987557.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k656.472782%56.472782%56%7,573755.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k53.681462%53.681462%54%3,084853.222315%53.222315%53%3,196952.142857%52.142857%52%3,5771051.409697%51.409697%51%4,3581148.679831%48.679831%49%8,77648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.540984%47.540984%48%4,0021247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.785649%45.785649%46%5,0411345.764603%45.764603%46%5,7431443.498002%43.498002%43%2,3951542.727377%42.727377%43%3,7161642.613018%42.613018%43%2,7431741.328649%41.328649%41%2,5881840.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501939.225037%39.225037%39%2,6322038.950306%38.950306%39%3,62938.950306%38.950306%39%3,6292137.796196%37.796196%38%3,5572237.671886%37.671886%38%2,7672336.483703%36.483703%36%3,0112436.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2636.129816%36.129816%36%3,2732733.207953%33.207953%33%2,4722832.982293%32.982293%33%3,5392932.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3032.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3131.680376%31.680376%32%6,7403231.387965%31.387965%31%2,0763331.119465%31.119465%31%2,9803430.299303%30.299303%30%2,9563530.035632%30.035632%30%1,4333629.463486%29.463486%29%3,6193729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4913828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.044776%26.044776%26%1,7454225.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104323.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904423.766867%23.766867%24%2,0964523.553719%23.553719%24%1,0264623.528798%23.528798%24%2,2554722.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784818.570022%18.570022%19%1,5094917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Pottstown to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#46

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pottstown, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonMontgomeryToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleZIP 19464United StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterPottstownPottstownQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k155.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k53.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.679831%48.679831%49%8,77648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.950306%38.950306%39%3,62938.950306%38.950306%39%3,62938.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Pottstown to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#52

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pottstown, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%20%40%Count#MontgomerySan JoseVirginia BchZIP 19464El PasoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonPhiladelphiaFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerquePottstownPottstownLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.679831%48.679831%49%8,77648.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.950306%38.950306%39%3,62938.950306%38.950306%39%3,62938.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Pottstown. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Code:
19464
Unified School District:
Pottstown
Neighborhoods:
Beech/Wilson, Downtown North, Downtown South, East End South, Manatawny/Farmington, North End, Washington/Rosedale, West End
Congressional District:
PA-6
State Senate District:
PA-24
State House Districts:
PA-26, PA-146
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Halfway House, Kenilworth, Pottsgrove, Sanatoga, South Pottstown, Stowe
Nearby Boroughs:
Bechtelsville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Royersford, Spring City
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Amity Gardens, Baumstown, Douglassville, Gilbertsville, New Berlinville