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Lehighton--Palmerton--Jim Thorpe, PA Urban Area

18,792 Population
9.9 square miles 1,906.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,222 ±$2,487 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,022 ±$7,703 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.6% ±3.3% (2,339  ±624) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.2 minutes ±2.5 (251,360  ±30,331) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,157 ±408 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (18,649  ±716) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.7% ±1.5% (115  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,992 ±406 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$194,600 ±$10,977 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.5% ±1.8% (1,226  ±338.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.5% ±5.4% (12,715  ±921) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.5% ±3.1% (2,681  ±437) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3% ±1.1% (560  ±205) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±1.2% (809  ±184) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
809 Total veterans ±184 773 Male ±179 36 Female ±37

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