Pottstown borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Pottstown borough's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.6%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+38.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.2 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +1.0 pp (26.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.2 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.7 pp (15.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.3 pp (-5.7%) |