COMPARING TWO PLACES
Frystown vs Pottsville
PLACE A
Frystown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Frystown is 99% smaller than Pottsville. Frystown earns more, with a median household income $29,027 higher.
FRYSTOWNPOTTSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population9913,170−99% vs Pottsville
Population density823,161−3,080
Population growth-6.6%-6.8%+0.2 pts
Median age62.143.4+18.7
Male31.3%44.9%−13.6 pts
Female68.7%55.1%+13.6 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$83,359$54,332+$29,027
Per capita income$42,000$30,888+$11,112
Poverty rate0.0%19.9%−19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1520.433−0.3
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 participation60.7%59.1%+1.6 pts
Median home value$269,400$100,500+$168,900
Median gross rent–$822–
Owner-occupied86.3%57.1%+29.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.9%−13.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.8%−52.8 pts
Average commute25.624.3+1.3
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, 2010 – 2024