Demographics of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania had 145,085 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,141 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Schuylkill County, in four figures

145,085
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,141 people.; 43.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,313 ±$1,387
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	142,944	100.0	100.0
2021	143,148	100.1	100.2
2022	143,114	100.1	100.7
2023	143,892	100.7	101.6
2024	144,409	101.0	102.5
2025	145,085	101.5	103.1

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Population of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	142,944	−98	−186	0	+50
2021	143,148	+204	−1,077	+25	+1,173
2022	143,114	−34	−977	+115	+891
2023	143,892	+778	−669	+257	+1,221
2024	144,409	+517	−653	+267	+927
2025	145,085	+676	−660	+91	+1,263

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±0.2: for men 42.3 ±0.4 and for women 45.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Schuylkill County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	6,693 ±127	4.7% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,864 ±563	15.2% ±0.4	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,721 ±532	7.5% ±0.4	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	34,761 ±659	24.2% ±0.5	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	39,293 ±760	27.4% ±0.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	30,226 ±915	21.1% ±0.6	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,313 ±$1,387, and income per person $34,954 ±$861, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Schuylkill County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	9,818 ±735	16.9% ±1.2	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,210 ±691	19.3% ±1.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	11,012 ±597	19.0% ±1.0	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,621 ±659	14.9% ±1.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,769 ±639	16.8% ±1.1	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,395 ±412	7.6% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,163 ±350	5.5% ±0.6	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Schuylkill County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	17,389 ±1,300	12.8% ±1.0	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,475 ±687	19.4% ±2.3	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,291 ±745	12.0% ±1.1	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,623 ±380	9.3% ±1.0	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Schuylkill County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Schuylkill County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	67,295 ±128	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.2% ±1.1	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.8% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±1.0	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.9% ±1.3	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$153,000 ±$3,473	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$876 ±$24	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1946 ±2	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Schuylkill County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,184 ±0	7.8% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	123,800 ±375	86.2% ±0.3	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,766 ±205	2.6% ±0.1	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	678 ±136	0.5% ±0.1	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 36	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	44 to 374	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,897 ±412	2.7% ±0.3	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Schuylkill County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	119,780 ±1,099	83.4% ±0.8	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,765 ±1,017	12.4% ±0.7	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,068 ±368	1.4% ±0.3	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,945 ±547	2.7% ±0.4	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,147 ±490	1.5% ±0.3	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,798 ±322	1.3% ±0.2	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Schuylkill County among the counties of Pennsylvania

25th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near Schuylkill County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Monroe County	167,179	−0.7%
Beaver County	166,032	−1.1%
Franklin County	160,652	+3.0%
Centre County	157,393	−0.4%
Lebanon County	146,380	+2.2%
Schuylkill County	145,085	+1.5%
Cambria County	128,968	−3.2%
Fayette County	123,021	−4.3%
Blair County	119,541	−2.5%
Lycoming County	112,587	−1.3%
Mercer County	107,860	−2.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026