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18426

Greentown, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,705
Median household income
$63,219
People below poverty
15.6%
Median home value
$272,300

Income

The median income of households in 18426 was $63,219. An estimated 2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1
$35,000 to $49,999 13.3
$50,000 to $74,999 20.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 13.8
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 12.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54591
Female 63875

An estimated 63.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 47.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,532. 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 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.1
Social Security 47.7
Retirement income 29.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.3
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.1

In 2020-2024, 22.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 7.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 18426 in 2020-2024, 85.4% had health insurance coverage and 14.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.4% and public coverage was 43.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 16.6%.


In 2020-2024, 18426 had a total population of 3,705 - 1,683 (45.4%) females and 2,022 (54.6%) males. The median age was 52.3 years. An estimated 18.9% of the population was under 18 years, 22.3% was 19 to 44 years, 30.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 27.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 18426 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 140 42
5 to 9 95 99
10 to 14 72 78
15 to 19 86 118
20 to 24 122 89
25 to 29 47 101
30 to 34 151 21
35 to 39 65 40
40 to 44 64 126
45 to 49 55 64
50 to 54 133 135
55 to 59 302 155
60 to 64 172 109
65 to 69 166 91
70 to 74 124 93
75 to 79 97 107
80 to 84 96 96
85 and over 35 119

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 77.5% were White; 3.5% were Black or African American; 6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.7% of the people in 18426 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 77.3% of the people in 18426 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,401 households in 18426. The average household size was 2.64 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.3% of the households in 18426 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.1% of all households, while 18.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 12% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.4% of all households.

In 18426, 27.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.3
Cohabiting Couples 5.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.8% of males and 51.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.9 21.7
Now married, except separated 50.8 51.3
Separated 0.6 4
Widowed 1.8 12.5
Divorced 10.8 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 18426, 67 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 11.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.4% of the people living in 18426 were U.S. natives. 40% of the 18426 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.6% of 18426 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 71.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 18426 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 18426.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 23.7
Asia 46.9
Europe 24.9
Africa 0
Northern America 2.4
Oceania 2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 18426 in 2020-2024, 15.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.1% of people at least five years old; 5.3% 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 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.1
Other Indo-European languages 4.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.7
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91 % of the people at least one year old living in 18426 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91
Different house, same county 0.6
Different county, same state 4.8
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 18426 was 614 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 487. College or graduate school enrollment was 127.

Educational Attainment of People in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.3
High school diploma or equivalency 43.2
Some college, no degree 14.8
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 12.7
Graduate or professional degree 7.6

Disability

In 18426, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 18426, 41.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 56.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 989 77.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 141 11
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 149 11.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 18426 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6.1
Manufacturing 14.6
Wholesale trade 5.3
Retail trade 12.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.3
Other Services, except public administration 6.3
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 18426 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 328 25.6
Service occupations 161 12.6
Sales and office occupations 304 23.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 215 16.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 271 21.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 66.1% of 18426 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 40.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 66.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 1
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 18.8

In 2020-2024, 18426 had a total of 3,994 housing units. Of these housing units, 91.7% 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"). 0.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 91.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.9
Mobile homes 7.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 18426 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 70.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 18426 had 1,401 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,593 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 87.1% while renters occupied 12.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.09.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.8% and another 16.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 18426:

House Heating Fuel Used in 18426 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 42.2
Electricity 25.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 20.7
All other fuels 11.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 18426 was $272,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 47.5 % had a mortgage. 52.5% 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 $1,808 and for owners without a mortgage it was $647.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 18426 was $1,323. 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.