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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Schuylkill, PA compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureSchuylkill, PA
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)1,079
Change since April 2020+0.5%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census1,074
Residents per square mile (2020)111
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents0.0
Median home value ÷ median household income1.5 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)21.8%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Schuylkill beyond the margins of error.
MeasureSchuylkill, PA
Total population995±133
Median age49.6±4.9
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3.8%±3.9 pts
White alone, not Hispanic94.3%±4.1 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.7%±1.1 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.2 pts
Born outside the United States0.5%±0.7 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)14.1%±4.0 pts
Median household income$71,500±$13,333
Per capita income$38,950±$6,181
People below the poverty line9.9%±4.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%±3.1 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$107,700±$18,491
Median gross rent$1,298±$117
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent19.0%±21.0 pts
Owner-occupied homes86.3%±5.3 pts
Built 2020 or later0.0%±5.7 pts
Worked from home5.7%±4.2 pts
Drove alone to work86.6%±5.9 pts
Public transportation0.0%±6.4 pts
Mean travel time to work32.6 min±3.8
No health insurance coverage1.4%±1.6 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov