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Pottsville, PA vs Birdsboro, PA

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- Household income in Birdsboro, is 78% more than it is in Pottsville and is 4% above the National Average.
- Pottsville unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Birdsboro unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Pottsville, PABirdsboro, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,213  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,776$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,864  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pottsville, PABirdsboro, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock27.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pottsville, PABirdsboro, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.6%13.1%
Reviews for Pottsville    1 Reviews

Pottsville is a small city. Some may not even consider it so. For those of us who come from a small town, it has all the important benefits of a city...all the while  More

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Reviews for Birdsboro    3 Reviews

The first thing you will notice is the landfill and the oder that fills the valley when you enter Birdsboro from 422. Most of the housing and abandoned factories are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Birdsboro for 13 years. I absolutely love being near Lancaster County (amish country) and we go there often in good weather. The people here are  More

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Quiet,safe,isolated and near beautiful, quaint amish country. Unfavorable: Just a few hot summer weekends when the Park public pool attracts drinking/partying/low  More

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