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Pottstown, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Pottstown is a Census borough of 23,476 people across 4.85 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $60,828, 55.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 82 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $38.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pottstown
What Pottstown is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area4.85 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,839
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pottstown
How many people live in Pottstown
- Population23,476
- Median age36.6
- Population under 185,830
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over3,722
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent
- Households9,550
- Family households5,734
- Share of households that are families60.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pottstown
Income and work in Pottstown
- Median household income$60,828
- Per capita income$32,682
- Civilian labor force11,921
- Employed11,310
- Unemployed611 plus or minus 235
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over15,632
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pottstown
Housing in Pottstown
- Housing units10,447
- Occupied units9,550
- Vacant units897 plus or minus 246
- Vacancy rate8.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied5,262
- Renter occupied4,288
- Ownership rate55.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$195,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,260
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent
- Single family units7,055
- Share single family67.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,315
- Share in buildings of two or more31.7 percent
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pottstown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,654
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,151
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,183
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.3 percent
- Drove alone71.2 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport2.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home10.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pottstown
SBA loans in Pottstown (7(a))
- Approvals82
- Gross approval$38,205,000
- Average approval$465,915
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,245,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported882
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full12
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.9 percent
- Share to franchises13.4 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS60
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pottstown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pottstown
SBA loans in Pottstown (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$12,349,000
- Average approval$771,813
- Median approval$557,000
- Largest approval$2,725,000
- Jobs supported153
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pottstown, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pottstown
Flood risk in Pottstown
- NFIP communityBorough of Pottstown
- NFIP community number420705
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/16
The Borough of Pottstown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420705 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Montgomery County, not Pottstown
Montgomery County context, not Pottstown figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County26,711
- Covered employment, Montgomery County505,821
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$88,412
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County2,490
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pottstown.
All Montgomery County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pottstown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
23,476, in 9,550 households. Pottstown borough covers 4.85 square miles of land, which is 4,839 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pottstown in?
Montgomery County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pottstown?
$60,828. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $195,400. Median gross rent is $1,260 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pottstown businesses?
82 7(a) approvals totaling $38.2 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $12.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pottstown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pottstown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pottstown. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pottstown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pottstown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pottstown, borough of, community 420705, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pottstown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pottstown.
Is zoning published for Pottstown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.