Because of many things, Pottsville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pottsville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Pottsville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pottsville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small city, Pottsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Pottsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.61% of adults in Pottsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pottsville in 2022 was $35,994, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,976 for a family of four. However, Pottsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pottsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pottsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pottsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pottsville include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Pottsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
