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18229

Jim Thorpe, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
9,248
Median household income
$66,875
People below poverty
8.7%
Median home value
$238,800

Income

The median income of households in 18229 was $66,875. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 1
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 21
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 14.7
$100,000 to $149,999 13.8
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 5.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68958
Female 46646

An estimated 63.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 49% of households received Social Security and an estimated 37.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,206. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.1
Social Security 49
Retirement income 37.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.8
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.4

In 2020-2024, 9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 19.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 18229 in 2020-2024, 96.7% had health insurance coverage and 3.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69% and public coverage was 47.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3%.


In 2020-2024, 18229 had a total population of 9,248 - 4,637 (50.1%) females and 4,611 (49.9%) males. The median age was 48.5 years. An estimated 17.8% of the population was under 18 years, 27.3% was 19 to 44 years, 27.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 18229 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 227 286
5 to 9 123 136
10 to 14 238 329
15 to 19 259 188
20 to 24 272 247
25 to 29 139 164
30 to 34 210 300
35 to 39 300 272
40 to 44 365 260
45 to 49 289 291
50 to 54 310 242
55 to 59 187 289
60 to 64 431 505
65 to 69 487 415
70 to 74 311 402
75 to 79 234 160
80 to 84 105 99
85 and over 124 52

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.5% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 6.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.6% of the people in 18229 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.5% of the people in 18229 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,839 households in 18229. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.5% of the households in 18229 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24% of all households, while 22.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.4% of all households.

In 18229, 21% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 45.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.9% of males and 50.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28 22.5
Now married, except separated 53.9 50.8
Separated 0.7 2.6
Widowed 7.5 9.5
Divorced 9.9 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 18229, 57 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 18229 were U.S. natives. 67.9% of the 18229 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 18229 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 83.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 18229 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 18229.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.8
Asia 15.9
Europe 46.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 18229 in 2020-2024, 6.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.2% of people at least five years old; 1.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.2
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 18229 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.9
Different house, same county 1.9
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 18229 was 1,346 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 86 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,069. College or graduate school enrollment was 191.

Educational Attainment of People in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5
High school diploma or equivalency 30.1
Some college, no degree 22.6
Associate's degree 16.4
Bachelor's degree 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 9.8

Disability

In 18229, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 17% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 18229, 52.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,233 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 502 12.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 352 8.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 18229 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 8.4
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 12.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.2
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 1.4
Public administration 6.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 18229 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,521 37.2
Service occupations 711 17.4
Sales and office occupations 897 21.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 359 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 599 14.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69% of 18229 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 3.6
Other means 0.2
Worked from home 20.2

In 2020-2024, 18229 had a total of 4,815 housing units. Of these housing units, 93.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 93.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.6
Mobile homes 2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 31.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 18229 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 76.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 18229 had 3,839 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 976 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 87.9% while renters occupied 12.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.7.

0.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.6% and another 24.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 18229:

House Heating Fuel Used in 18229 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33
Electricity 35
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 22
All other fuels 10.1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 18229 was $238,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.4 % had a mortgage. 40.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,598 and for owners without a mortgage it was $667.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 18229 was $1,022. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.