Population 146,920
State Pennsylvania
Current Time
Area 778.63 mi²
Zip Codes 17901, 17972, 17976, 18252
Per capita income $22,752

Cities in Schuylkill County

Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, Tamaqua

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9 %
White alone, percent, 2013 95.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 12.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,317,896
Total number of firms, 2007 8,794
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Population, 2013 estimate 146,920
Households, 2008-2012 60,121
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 6,743
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,752
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 40,782
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 25.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 3.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 778.63 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 148,289
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $92,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,043,381
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,816
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,441
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 19.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$135,797
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 14,761
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 85.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.34
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.3 %
Population, 2010 148,289
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 13.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 190.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 92.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 75.6 %
Housing units, 2013 68,869
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,952
Building permits, 2012 106
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,070,243
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %