COMPARING TWO PLACES
Seltzer vs Pottsville
PLACE A
Seltzer, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Seltzer is 98% smaller than Pottsville. Seltzer earns more, with a median household income $56,918 higher.
SELTZERPOTTSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population32113,170−98% vs Pottsville
Population density3,5273,161+366
Population growth-9.1%-6.8%−2.3 pts
Median age29.743.4−13.7
Male53.6%44.9%+8.7 pts
Female46.4%55.1%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%85.6%+7.9 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other6.5%3.5%+3.0 pts
Median household income$111,250$54,332+$56,918
Per capita income$40,091$30,888+$9,203
Poverty rate0.0%19.9%−19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1900.433−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%21.9%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation59.6%59.1%+0.5 pts
Median home value$117,400$100,500+$16,900
Median gross rent$628$822−$194
Owner-occupied85.0%57.1%+27.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.9%−13.9 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%52.8%+47.2 pts
Average commute25.524.3+1.2
Worked from home0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured9.0%4.0%+5.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024