2022 population: 143,104 ( 5,185 from 2010 , 56 from 2020)
Land area: 778.6 square miles
Population density: 183.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	124,673	87.12%	9.8%
Black:	4,334	3.03%	12.8%
Indian:	214	0.15%	32.1%
Asian:	834	0.58%	14.7%
2+ races:	1,916	1.34%	63.6%
Hispanic:	11,133	7.78%	172.9%

Total non-White:	18,431	12.88%	83.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,802	9.8
Deaths:	4,960	17.3
Net Migration:	2,105	7.4
Net Immigration:	92	0.3

Change in White population:	-13,575	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,390	5.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
148,289
138,248	93.23%
3,841	2.59%
162	0.11%
727	0.49%
1,171	0.79%
4,080	2.75%
10,041	6.77%

2000
150,336
144,290	95.98%
3,049	2.03%
97	0.06%
640	0.43%
543	0.36%
1,671	1.11%
6,046	4.02%

1990
152,585
150,559	98.67%
752	0.49%
130	0.09%
621	0.41%
n/a
523	0.34%
2,026	1.33%

1980
160,630
159,374	99.22%
183	0.11%
37	0.02%
424	0.26%
n/a
588	0.37%
1,256	0.78%

1970
160,089
159,591	99.69%
309	0.19%
38	0.02%
93	0.06%
n/a
33	0.02%
498	0.31%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
13,446	8.9
18,820	12.5
2,779	1.8
171	0.1

-6,042	-4.0
3,995	2.7

Number	Rate
1990's
15,573	10.2
20,751	13.6
93	0.1
243	0.2

-6,269	-4.1
4,020	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
17,671	11.0
20,932	13.0
-3,299	-2.1
n/a

-8,815	-5.5
770	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
347	0.2
n/a

-217	-0.1
758	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Schuylkill County, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.2
28,326	19.8%
114,778	80.2%
29,578	20.7%

56,987
2.39

36,804	64.6%
25,545	69.4%
3,460	9.4%
20,183	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
29,738	20.1%
118,551	79.9%
26,828	18.1%

60,192
2.35

39,004	64.8%
28,986	74.3%
3,366	8.6%
21,188	35.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.8
31,319	20.8%
119,017	79.2%
29,885	19.9%

60,500
2.37

40,237	66.5%
31,713	78.8%
2,686	6.7%
20,263	33.5%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
33,780	22.1%
118,805	77.9%
30,562	20.0%

60,690
2.48

42,664	70.3%
34,488	80.8%
2,514	5.9%
18,026	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
40,034	24.9%
120,596	75.1%
26,973	16.8%

59,915
2.66

44,694	74.6%
37,001	82.8%
1,970	4.4%
15,221	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Schuylkill County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,468	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,617	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,674	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,885	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,586	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,156	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,357	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,626	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,405	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,368	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,436	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,825	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,364	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,080	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,746	6.6%
$200,000 or more	2,394	4.2%

Median Household Income	63,574
Per Capita Income	32,316

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	82
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,388	5.9%
Public Assistance	2,375	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,683	17.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	57,488	69.0%
Unemployed	3,340	4.0%
In Armed Forces	127	0.2%

Total Labor Force	60,955	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	22,373	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,202	19,958	56.8%
Non-Profit	1,860	3,932	32.1%
Self-Employed	3,063	1,616	65.5%

Local Government	1,453	2,882	33.5%
State Government	1,619	989	62.1%
Federal Government	554	339	62.0%

Total Private + Self	29,265	21,574	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,486	8,142	40.3%
Total	34,751	29,716	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,643	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,825	16.8%
Professional, Technical	12,312	19.1%
Service Occupations	10,744	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	206	0.3%
All others	23,046	35.7%

White Collar		47.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	12,645	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	10,752	16.7%
Retail trade	7,296	11.3%
Construction	4,619	7.2%
Educational services	4,541	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	4,390	6.8%
Other services	3,157	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	3,005	4.7%
Public administration	2,864	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,533	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,047	3.2%
Finance and insurance	1,559	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,275	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	760	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	717	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	706	1.1%
Utilities	660	1.0%
Information	598	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	423	0.7%
Management	23	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,509	1.05%
Puerto Rican	3,261	2.28%
Cuban	330	0.23%
Dominican	1,723	1.20%

Total Central American	334	0.23%
Costa Rican	26	0.02%
Guatemalan	116	0.08%
Honduran	57	0.04%
Nicaraguan	46	0.03%
Panamanian	39	0.03%
Salvadoran	50	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	691	0.48%
Argentinean	267	0.19%
Bolivian	5	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	129	0.09%
Ecuadorian	219	0.15%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	61	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	10	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	965	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	174	0.12%
Thai	100	0.07%
Korean	75	0.05%
Indian	67	0.05%
Chinese	63	0.04%
Vietnamese	54	0.04%
Japanese	33	0.02%
Taiwanese	18	0.01%
Cambodian	7	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	128,088	94.0%
Spanish	4,941	3.6%
German, other Germanic	1,362	1.0%
Other Indo-European	564	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	392	0.3%
Tagalog	261	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	180	0.1%
Arabic	175	0.1%
Other Asian	115	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	42,281	29.5%
Irish	24,735	17.3%
Italian	13,434	9.4%
Polish	13,184	9.2%
English	7,414	5.2%
Lithuanian	5,906	4.1%
American	5,597	3.9%
Dutch	4,863	3.4%
Pennsylvania German	3,749	2.6%
Slovak	2,960	2.1%
Welsh	2,759	1.9%
Ukrainian	2,434	1.7%
French	1,661	1.2%
Russian	1,344	0.9%
Greek	962	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	141,818	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,383	1.0%

Native	140,043	97.8%
Foreign-born	3,158	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,798	2.7%	8,002	7.7%	46,921	44.9%	27,461	26.3%	12,953	12.4%	6,341	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,798	2.7%
9-12 Years	8,002	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	46,921	44.9%
Some College	27,461	26.3%
Bach. Degree	12,953	12.4%
Grad Degree	6,341	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	69,580	64,096	5,484	7.9%	5.5%
1991	69,486	62,673	6,813	9.8%	6.9%
1992	70,626	63,886	6,740	9.5%	7.5%
1993	69,638	63,622	6,016	8.6%	6.9%
1994	69,232	63,450	5,782	8.4%	6.3%
1995	68,411	62,990	5,421	7.9%	5.9%
1996	69,059	63,158	5,901	8.5%	5.5%
1997	68,953	63,710	5,243	7.6%	5.1%
1998	67,988	63,287	4,701	6.9%	4.7%
1999	68,735	63,958	4,777	6.9%	4.5%

2000	70,196	66,034	4,162	5.9%	4.2%
2001	70,147	65,580	4,567	6.5%	4.8%
2002	70,012	65,196	4,816	6.9%	5.6%
2003	69,324	64,403	4,921	7.1%	5.7%
2004	69,951	65,229	4,722	6.8%	5.4%
2005	70,641	66,474	4,167	5.9%	5.0%
2006	71,626	67,656	3,970	5.5%	4.7%
2007	73,652	69,833	3,819	5.2%	4.6%
2008	74,363	69,719	4,644	6.2%	5.3%
2009	73,915	66,678	7,237	9.8%	8.0%

2010	70,418	63,170	7,248	10.3%	8.2%
2011	69,888	63,197	6,691	9.6%	7.8%
2012	70,802	64,056	6,746	9.5%	7.7%
2013	69,954	63,724	6,230	8.9%	7.1%
2014	68,912	63,979	4,933	7.2%	5.9%
2015	68,229	63,858	4,371	6.4%	5.4%
2016	67,661	63,524	4,137	6.1%	5.3%
2017	66,241	62,311	3,930	5.9%	5.0%
2018	66,142	62,598	3,544	5.4%	4.4%
2019	66,610	62,928	3,682	5.5%	4.5%

2020	66,129	60,022	6,107	9.2%	9.1%
2021	65,787	61,582	4,205	6.4%	6.0%
2022	65,931	62,665	3,266	5.0%	4.4%
2023	66,134	63,477	2,657	4.0%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	67,328
Median Value	$127,900

Occupied	56,987	84.6%
Vacant	10,341	15.4%

Owned	43,614	76.5%
Rented	13,373	23.5%
Median Rent	$801

Single-Family Units	56,691	84.2%
Detached	38,787	57.6%
Attached	17,904	26.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,961	5.9%
Mobile Homes	2,480	3.7%

Schuylkill County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Schuylkill County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Schuylkill County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Schuylkill County, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Schuylkill County, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Schuylkill County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Schuylkill County, PA