3 5 , 7 8 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 4 5 , 7 3 4 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 3 4 , 9 2 3 ▁versus ▁$ 2 6 , 2 2 9 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁bor ough ▁was ▁$ 1 9 , 0 7 8 . ▁About ▁ 8 . 7 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 1 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 5 . 2 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 8 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁east - west ▁street ▁in ▁P ott st own ▁is ▁High ▁Street , ▁which ▁continues ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁as ▁R idge ▁Pi ke . ▁The ▁main ▁north - s outh ▁street ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁is ▁Han over ▁Street . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 4 2 2 ▁fre ew ay ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁P ott st own ▁and ▁heads ▁east ▁to ▁King ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁and ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁Reading . ▁Pennsylvania ▁Route ▁ 1 0 0 ▁runs ▁north - s outh ▁through ▁the ▁P ott st own ▁area , ▁heading ▁south ▁to ▁West ▁Ch ester ▁and ▁north ▁to ▁All ent own . ▁Pennsylvania ▁Route ▁ 6 6 3 ▁begins ▁at ▁PA ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁P