They're not the types of numbers you want to see. They've lived here all their lives and they have nowhere else to go. Some people, like Gerald M. Hass, Pottsville, expected outmigration. Young people keep leaving for jobs. The county is just getting older with people who have their roots here.
Most families have one or two and that's it.
But more people disagreed, noting the county has turned a corner. He's noticed a slowing of out-migration. The suburbs weren't catching up, but now they are. He also noticed efforts to revitalize Schuylkill County. We're doing a good job of bringing things back to keep people here.