COMPARING TWO PLACES
Centralia vs Pottsville
PLACE A
Centralia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Centralia is 100% smaller than Pottsville. Pottsville earns more, with a median household income $30,582 higher. Pottsville has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -50%).
CENTRALIAPOTTSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population413,170−100% vs Pottsville
Population density173,161−3,145
Population growth-50.0%-6.8%−43.2 pts
Median age36.543.4−6.9
Male100.0%44.9%+55.1 pts
Female0.0%55.1%−55.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%85.6%+14.4 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Median household income$23,750$54,332−$30,582
Per capita income$23,111$30,888−$7,777
Poverty rate0.0%19.9%−19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0990.433−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.9%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation100.0%59.1%+40.9 pts
Median home value$65,000$100,500−$35,500
Median gross rent$0$822−$822
Owner-occupied100.0%57.1%+42.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.9%−13.9 pts
Rent-burdened households–52.8%–
Average commute78.524.3+54.2
Worked from home0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025