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Situation & Outlook Report

Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 39060)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Pottsville, PA MISA metro changed from 148,213 in 2010 to 145,546 in 2015, a change of -3,623 (-2.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 277 in 2010 and 290 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -63 (2011), 226 (2012), 187 (2013), -653 (2014), -653 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 147,859. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is -366 (-0.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 27,556 (2010) to 35,445 (2020), a change of 7,889 (28.6%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 486 in 2008 and 441 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,315 in 2008 to $37,839 in 2014, a change of $5,524 (17.1%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 40 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 39060; see table usage details below the table.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Pottsville

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Pottsville, PA (4262432) 14,324 14,309 14,210 14,138 14,065 13,940 -369 -2.60

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Schuylkill County (42107) 148,213 75.2 147,616 72.9 147,297 72.8 146,752 72.6 145,546 71.5 144,590 70.8

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Schuylkill County, PA

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 146,920 145,797 -1,123 -0.76
  One race 144,809 143,906 -903 -0.62
    White 138,620 136,964 -1,656 -1.19
    Black/African American 138,620 136,964 -1,656 -1.19
    American Indian/Alaska Native 194 158 -36 -18.56
    Asian alone 683 876 193 28.26
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 71 70 -1 -1.41
    Some other race alone 1,380 1,771 391 28.33
  Two or more races 2,111 1,891 -220 -10.42
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,026 5,281 255 5.07
Population 25 years and over 106,757 107,089 332 5.07
  % high school graduate or higher 87.3 86.3 -1.0 -1.15
  % bachelor's degree or higher 15.1 15.7 0.6 3.97
Total Households 58,467 58,061 -406 3.97
  Median household income ($) 41,114 43,044 1,930 4.69
  Mean household income ($) 55,130 54,143 -987 -1.79
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 146,920 145,797 -1,123 -0.76
  Male 75,158 74,372 -786 -1.79
  Female 71,762 71,425 -337 -1.79
  Under 5 years 6,996 6,920 -76 -1.79
  5 to 9 years 8,723 7,778 -945 -10.83
  10 to 14 years 7,927 8,926 999 12.60
  15 to 19 years 8,395 7,390 -1,005 -11.97
  20 to 24 years 8,122 7,694 -428 -5.27
  25 to 34 years 17,052 17,282 230 1.35
  35 to 44 years 18,907 18,481 -426 -2.25
  45 to 54 years 22,208 21,628 -580 -2.61
  55 to 59 years 10,808 10,394 -414 -3.83
  55 to 59 years 10,808 10,394 -414 -3.83
  60 to 64 years 10,334 11,093 759 7.34
  65 to 74 years 14,191 15,012 821 5.79
  75 to 84 years 9,015 8,609 -406 -4.50
  85 years and over 4,242 4,590 348 8.20
  Median age 43.8 44.1 0.3 0.68
  18 years and over 118,217 117,250 -967 -0.82
  21 years and over 113,638 113,015 -623 -0.55
  62 years and over 33,592 34,666 1,074 3.20
  65 years and over 27,448 28,211 763 2.78

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 69,323 69,316 69,299 69,205 69,115 69,072 -244 -0.35

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 68,849 69,064 215 0.31
  1-unit, detached 36,606 38,476 1,870 5.11
  1-unit, attached 19,499 18,327 -1,172 -6.01
  2 units 3,203 2,350 -853 -26.63
  3 or 4 units 2,488 3,027 539 21.66
  5 to 9 units 2,251 1,627 -624 -27.72
  10 to 20 units 451 757 306 67.85
  20 or more units 1,921 1,348 -573 -29.83
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 68,849 69,064 215 0.31
  Occupied Housing Units 58,467 58,061 -406 -0.69
    Owner 42,345 43,704 1,359 3.21
    Renter 16,122 14,357 -1,765 -10.95
  Vacant Housing Units 10,382 11,003 621 5.98
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.90 1.80 0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.90 9.90 5.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.48 -0.07 -2.75
Average household size; renter-occ 2.00 2.10 0.10 5.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 91,700 94,800 3,100 3.38
Median Rent $ renter occupied 602 665 63 10.47

6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 5,250,712 5,329,592 5,348,658 5,508,626 5,716,922 466,210 8.9
  Net earnings 1/ 3,092,255 3,134,636 3,130,631 3,216,293 3,315,226 222,971 7.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,426,191 1,419,924 1,420,515 1,463,427 1,541,166 114,975 8.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 99,850 103,006 104,515 104,107 105,114 5,264 5.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 104,840 85,777 60,640 33,711 32,166 -72,674 -69.3
    Retirement and other 1,221,501 1,231,141 1,255,360 1,325,609 1,403,886 182,385 14.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 732,266 775,032 797,512 828,906 860,530 128,264 17.5
  Population 4/ 147,616 147,297 146,752 145,546 144,590 -3,026 -2.0
  Per capita personal income 35,570 36,183 36,447 37,848 39,539 3,969 11.2
  Per capita net earnings 20,948 21,281 21,333 22,098 22,928 1,980 9.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,661 9,640 9,680 10,055 10,659 998 10.3
    Per capita income maintenance 676 699 712 715 727 51 7.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 710 582 413 232 222 -488 -68.7
    Per capita retirement and other 8,275 8,358 8,554 9,108 9,709 1,434 17.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,961 5,262 5,434 5,695 5,952 991 20.0
  Earnings by place of work 2,762,535 2,788,115 2,816,766 2,892,963 2,985,219 222,684 8.1
    Wages and salaries 1,837,384 1,876,657 1,903,367 1,977,285 2,042,612 205,228 11.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 601,671 593,721 609,762 608,285 643,769 42,098 7.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 445,125 434,853 447,321 439,456 469,578 24,453 5.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 156,546 158,868 162,441 168,829 174,191 17,645 11.3
    Proprietors' income 323,480 317,737 303,637 307,393 298,838 -24,642 -7.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 19,992 24,615 28,811 32,788 21,988 1,996 10.0
      Farm proprietors' income 303,488 293,122 274,826 274,605 276,850 -26,638 -8.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 64,174 64,601 64,440 64,866 65,071 897 1.4
  Wage and salary jobs 52,143 52,696 52,409 52,655 52,511 368 0.7
  Number of proprietors 12,031 11,905 12,031 12,211 12,560 529 4.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 746 709 721 716 704 -42 -5.6
    Number of farm proprietors 11,285 11,196 11,310 11,495 11,856 571 5.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,048 43,159 43,711 44,599 45,876 2,828 6.6
  Average wages and salaries 35,237 35,613 36,318 37,552 38,899 3,662 10.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 26,893 26,181 24,299 23,889 23,351 -3,542 -13.2
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.3 4.8 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.8 6.7
Unemployment 4,188 3,722 3,549 3,555 3,260 4,082 4,329 4,374 4,123 4,221 4,340 4,738 4,659
Employment 64,334 63,770 63,759 63,812 64,140 63,793 63,716 63,961 63,905 64,463 65,046 64,790 64,645
Labor Force68,52267,49267,30867,36767,40067,87568,04568,33568,02868,68469,38669,52869,304

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Blue Mountain SdOrwigsburg 42038703142107PA 2,834 20,278 3,205
Mahanoy Area SdMahanoy City 42144303242107PA 1,048 11,370 1,253
Minersville Area SdMinersville 42155103242107PA 1,260 9,087 1,395
North Schuylkill SdAshland 42101104142107PA 1,894 16,818 2,160
Pine Grove Area SdPine Grove 42191403142107PA 1,584 11,697 1,862
Pottsville Area SdPottsville 42197103242107PA 2,855 19,917 3,133
Saint Clair Area SdSaint Clair 42227103242107PA 570 6,633 909
Schuylkill Haven Area SdSchuylkill Haven 42209103242107PA 1,267 8,340 1,483
Shenandoah Valley SdShenandoah 42214903242107PA 1,084 7,870 1,209
Tamaqua Area SdTamaqua 42232204142107PA 2,132 16,500 2,382
Tri-Valley SdValley View 42237004242107PA 883 6,653 962

Number of districts: 11 ... Total enrollment: 17,411
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing at Schuylkill Health Pottsville, PA2154794 60 60 0 0
McCann School of Business & Technology Pottsville, PA4382123 3,346 2,274 0 0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA2148105 796 653 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,202
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Terms of Use go top
Situation & Outlook Reports are a proprietary resource developed by ProximityOne. There is no warranty of any type associated with any aspect of this report. The user of this document is solely responsible to any use, direct or indirect, that might be made of this document.

Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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