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Emerald Lakes, PA

2,716 Population
3 square miles 912.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±4.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 44.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2

Economics

$39,459 ±$6,976 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: $38,861 ±$1,193
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
$103,500 ±$9,401 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: $83,565 ±$2,142
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342

6.1% ±4% (165  ±116) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 10.7% 17,564 (±1% / ±1,622)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)

32.6 minutes ±6.2 (42,735  ±18,415) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 38.1 2,591,835 (±1.3 / ±107,604)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)

Families

1,050 ±291 Number of households
  • the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 61,212 ±979
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
2.6 ±1 (2,716  ±683) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 2.7 164,430 (±0 / ±66)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066

7.7% ±5.6% (54  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 4.9% † 1,747 (±1.2% / ±422)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)

Housing

1,494 ±305 Number of housing units
  • the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 79,607 ±57
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672

$264,800 ±$29,461 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: $267,600 ±$6,401
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767

5.1% ±4.2% (136  ±119.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 8.9% † 14,822 (±1.1% / ±1,831.2)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)

Social

87.9% ±38.4% (1,803  ±554.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 90.5% 108,649 (±2.1% / ±2,535.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
13.5% ±2.2% (277  ±96.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 27.4% 32,905 (±1.3% / ±1,522.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)

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

11.2% ±4.7% (304  ±149) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 11.2% 18,819
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975

3.5% ±2% (80  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area: 7% 9,527 (±0.6% / ±766)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
80 Total veterans ±51 62 Male ±60 18 Female ±29

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