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Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 143,049 County Seat Schuylkill County Courthouse State FIPS 42 County FIPS 107 Num Towns 67 Census-Designated Places 40 Total Town Population 89,028 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 143,201 Median Age 44.2 Veterans 8,725 Housing Units 67,328 Uninsured 1,759 Net Migration (recent) 3,173 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,699 Total Employees 40,364 Avg Annual Pay $54,134 Median Household Income $63,574 Poverty Rate 12.3% Unemployment Rate 5.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $65,391 Federal Spending FY2024 $973,431,595 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,805
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $127,900 Median Rent $801 FMR Studio $718 FMR 1BR $731 FMR 2BR $951 FMR 3BR $1,244 FMR 4BR $1,306
Health & Safety
Hospitals 204 EMS Stations 204 Fire Stations 204 Police Stations 204 Adult Smoking 20.9% Adult Obesity 39.4% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 48.8 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 68 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 68
Community
Churches 106 Libraries 68 Historic Places (NRHP) 20 Homeless Population N/A Schools 1,033 SNAP Stores 145 Bank Branches 54
Agriculture
Total Farms 574 Land in Farms (acres) 3,087 Avg Farm Size (acres) 5.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA 2021-09-10 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2018-11-27 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2016-03-23 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 DR TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-12 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2007-02-23 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-06-30
Detailed Topics
Communities in Schuylkill County
Pottsville — pop 13,346Tamaqua — pop 6,916Schuylkill Haven — pop 5,236Minersville — pop 4,370Shenandoah — pop 4,243Frackville — pop 3,860Mahanoy City — pop 3,499Orwigsburg — pop 3,000Lake Wynonah — pop 2,858St. Clair — pop 2,765McAdoo — pop 2,471Coaldale borough (Schuylkill County) — pop 2,426Pine Grove — pop 2,049Port Carbon — pop 1,806Tremont — pop 1,676Cressona — pop 1,601Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) — pop 1,595Tower City — pop 1,419Hometown — pop 1,414Girardville — pop 1,308Shenandoah Heights — pop 1,222New Philadelphia — pop 1,054Friedensburg — pop 1,041Palo Alto — pop 970Hegins — pop 798Deer Lake — pop 795Gordon — pop 761Ringtown — pop 721Lavelle — pop 708Auburn — pop 660Altamont — pop 624Ravine — pop 622Renningers — pop 594Park Crest — pop 591Gilberton — pop 579Englewood — pop 561Kelayres — pop 497Mechanicsville — pop 461Reinerton — pop 456Sheppton — pop 448
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
