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Emerald Lakes, PA

2,839 Population
3 square miles 954.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±3.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 43.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,582 ±$6,778 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: $37,512 ±$1,055
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$101,688 ±$12,327 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: $82,374 ±$2,758
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

4.1% ±3% (117  ±90) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 11.3% 18,566 (±1.1% / ±1,731)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

33.7 minutes ±5.5 (47,575  ±20,097) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 39 2,699,440 (±1.3 / ±118,688)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

1,114 ±307 Number of households
  • the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 60,562 ±992
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.6 ±1 (2,839  ±737) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 2.7 164,984 (±0 / ±60)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

9.3% ±6.9% (68  ±58) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 5.7% † 2,022 (±1.2% / ±411)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

1,625 ±343 Number of housing units
  • the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 79,458 ±56
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$259,900 ±$39,200 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: $241,200 ±$5,633
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

6.1% ±5.1% (172  ±151.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 8.9% † 14,826 (±1.1% / ±1,812.9)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

94.2% ±42.2% (2,075  ±632.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 90.3% 108,147 (±2.1% / ±2,568.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
12% ±3.8% (264  ±120.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 27.9% 33,384 (±1.3% / ±1,559.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.6% ±6.6% (329  ±206) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 10.5% 17,614
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

2.9% ±2.3% (70  ±59) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 7.3% 9,838 (±0.6% / ±791)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
70 Total veterans ±59 41 Male ±38 29 Female ±47

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