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18466

Tobyhanna, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
17,794
Median household income
$80,169
People below poverty
17%
Median home value
$208,000

Income

The median income of households in 18466 was $80,169. An estimated 1.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.2
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 24.9
$150,000 to $199,999 9.9
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61418
Female 42137

An estimated 76.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,223. 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 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.3
Social Security 43.1
Retirement income 35.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.7
Cash public assistance income 3.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 31.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17
Children under 18 years below poverty 31.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.5

In 2020-2024, 20.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 67.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 18466 in 2020-2024, 91.5% had health insurance coverage and 8.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62% and public coverage was 45.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.8%.


In 2020-2024, 18466 had a total population of 17,794 - 8,898 (50%) females and 8,896 (50%) males. The median age was 41.6 years. An estimated 22% of the population was under 18 years, 29.8% was 19 to 44 years, 28% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 18466 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 575 488
5 to 9 635 360
10 to 14 591 505
15 to 19 575 611
20 to 24 464 932
25 to 29 401 496
30 to 34 681 404
35 to 39 407 553
40 to 44 508 469
45 to 49 412 482
50 to 54 621 664
55 to 59 750 673
60 to 64 679 716
65 to 69 563 654
70 to 74 520 296
75 to 79 292 252
80 to 84 139 175
85 and over 83 168

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 37.9% were White; 25.1% were Black or African American; 2.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4% were Asian; 6.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 29.5% of the people in 18466 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 36.2% of the people in 18466 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,814 households in 18466. The average household size was 3.06 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.8% of the households in 18466 while cohabiting couple households made up 8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.6% of all households, while 11.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.6% of all households.

In 18466, 37.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.8
Cohabiting Couples 8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.6% of males and 47.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.3 30.1
Now married, except separated 54.6 47.2
Separated 3.3 3.7
Widowed 2.8 8.6
Divorced 5 10.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 18466, 776 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.7% of the people living in 18466 were U.S. natives. 26.6% of the 18466 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.3% of 18466 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 62% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 18466 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 18466.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 66.5
Asia 19.3
Europe 7.6
Africa 6.3
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 18466 in 2020-2024, 22.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.9% of people at least five years old; 8.2% 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 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 17.9
Other Indo-European languages 3.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 18466 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 3.5
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 18466 was 4,082 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 123 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,879. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,080.

Educational Attainment of People in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.5
High school diploma or equivalency 40
Some college, no degree 21
Associate's degree 6.6
Bachelor's degree 15.6
Graduate or professional degree 6.3

Disability

In 18466, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 15.6% of people under 18 years old, to 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 18466, 51.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,155 83.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 877 11.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 349 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 18466 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 3.8
Manufacturing 9.4
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 15
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 18466 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,293 31
Service occupations 1,711 23.1
Sales and office occupations 1,363 18.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 446 6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,591 21.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.9% of 18466 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 41 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.4
Walked 0.2
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 13.7

In 2020-2024, 18466 had a total of 8,081 housing units. Of these housing units, 95.7% 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"). 1.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 95.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.3
Mobile homes 2.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 18466 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 89.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 18466 had 5,814 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,267 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79% while renters occupied 21%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.43.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 20.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 18466:

House Heating Fuel Used in 18466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 27.7
Electricity 56.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 9.9
All other fuels 5.5
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 18466 was $208,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.4 % had a mortgage. 43.6% 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 $1,696 and for owners without a mortgage it was $785.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 18466 was $2,014. 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.