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Carbon County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 64,749 County Seat Carbon County Courthouse State FIPS 42 County FIPS 025 Num Towns 18 Census-Designated Places 6 Total Town Population 41,629 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 65,018 Median Age 46.3 Veterans 4,457 Housing Units 34,247 Uninsured 428 Net Migration (recent) 1,624 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,183 Total Employees 13,019 Avg Annual Pay $44,741 Median Household Income $64,538 Poverty Rate 11.8% Unemployment Rate 6.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $62,587 Federal Spending FY2024 $462,165,121 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,138
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $179,600 Median Rent $941 FMR Studio $1,033 FMR 1BR $1,213 FMR 2BR $1,507 FMR 3BR $1,924 FMR 4BR $2,005
Health & Safety
Hospitals 18 EMS Stations 54 Fire Stations 54 Police Stations 54 Adult Smoking 20.1% Adult Obesity 36.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 53.9 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 18 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 18
Community
Churches 32 Libraries 18 Historic Places (NRHP) 15 Homeless Population N/A Schools 216 SNAP Stores 45 Bank Branches 17
Agriculture
Total Farms 167 Land in Farms (acres) 22,910 Avg Farm Size (acres) 137.2 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-06-30 EM HURRICANE KATRINA 2005-09-10 DR TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN 2004-09-19 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES 2004-09-19 EM SNOW 2003-03-14 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 1996-01-21
Detailed Topics
Communities in Carbon County
Palmerton — pop 5,593Lehighton — pop 5,248Indian Mountain Lake — pop 4,733Jim Thorpe — pop 4,507Lansford — pop 4,141Nesquehoning — pop 3,336Summit Hill — pop 3,120Weatherly — pop 2,541Towamensing Trails — pop 2,317Weissport East — pop 1,661Beaver Meadows — pop 897Bowmanstown — pop 889Tresckow — pop 849Holiday Pocono — pop 583Parryville — pop 416Weissport — pop 413East Side — pop 247Albrightsville — pop 138
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
