With 3,229 people, Pottsville is a city in Arkansas. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 1,958 people. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $171,600. Median rent is $797 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,558, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pottsville
What changed most since 1990
Population1,017 → 3,229(+218%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share1.6% → 17.8%(+16.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Pottsville's population equals 5.0% of Pope County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 7.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.2%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(54)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25%(45)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.3%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 180 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pottsville, decade by decade
Pottsville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,017
$52,413
$100,323
10.3%
7.0
2000
1,271
$59,825
$115,675
10.9%
10.9
2010
2,838
$59,168
$153,783
13.4%
21.2
2020
3,140
$71,207
$173,806
24.7%
37.1
2024
3,229
$68,558
$171,600
23.5%
51.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
