Carbon County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 57,26489.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,8276.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,7072.7%Two or more races
  • 1,0081.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3490.5%Asian alone
  • 560.09%Some other race alone
  • 540.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 100.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $207,561

Here:	$207,561
State:	$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $101,423

Here:	$101,423
State:	$229,107

In 2-unit structures: $110,791

Here:	$110,791
State:	$229,344

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $233,548

Here:	$233,548
State:	$281,770

Mobile homes: $50,852

Here:	$50,852
State:	$85,730

Health of residents in Carbon County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,997 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,618 (1.7%)

Area name: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carbon County is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $974 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lehighton, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Indian Mountain Lake, Lansford, Nesquehoning, Summit Hill, Weatherly, Towamensing Trails, Weissport East.

Neighboring counties: Erie County, Ohio , Uintah County, Utah , Hamilton County, Nebraska , Schuylkill County , Marshall County, Illinois .

Current college students: 1,770
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,584 (64.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3112010 or later
• 2342000 to 2009
• 5231990 to 1999
• 1641980 to 1989
• 2091970 to 1979
• 493Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,861
• One, attached: 5,914
• Two: 1,654
• 3 or 4: 1,203
• 5 to 9: 624
• 10 to 19: 318
• 20 to 49: 85
• 50 or more: 448
• Mobile homes: 1,149

Housing units in Carbon County with a mortgage: 12,058 (2,125 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 2,109 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 821

Religion statistics for Carbon County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Carbon County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Pennsylvania Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1085: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1085, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Pennsylvania Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: January 04, 1994 to February 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1015: March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1015, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.94% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,541 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.26% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($37,055 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($19,486 average AGI)

Carbon County:	1.68%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Lehigh County, PA	1.19% ($44,764 average AGI)
from Northampton County, PA	0.94% ($46,818)
from Luzerne County, PA	0.65% ($41,938)
from Schuylkill County, PA	0.58% ($41,494)
from Monroe County, PA	0.58% ($42,386)
from Bucks County, PA	0.22% ($75,333)
from Montgomery County, PA	0.21% ($81,914)

5.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,378 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.00% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($33,982 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($21,396 average AGI)

Carbon County:	1.59%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Lehigh County, PA	0.76% ($48,673 average AGI)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.73% ($44,843)
to Northampton County, PA	0.56% ($46,527)
to Luzerne County, PA	0.54% ($48,538)
to Monroe County, PA	0.46% ($44,715)
to Berks County, PA	0.14% ($64,000)
to Montgomery County, PA	0.12% ($56,719)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Carbon County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 12,362 (4,206 living alone), Female householders: 14,448 (3,676 living alone)

• 11,950 spouses (11,843 opposite-sex spouses), 2,899 unmarried partners, (2,850 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,557 children (15,760 natural, 197 adopted, 600 stepchildren), 963 grandchildren, 144 brothers or sisters, 1,382 parents, 60 foster children, 2,136 other relatives, 1,520 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 991

Size of family households: 8,276 2-persons, 4,175 3-persons, 2,728 4-persons, 1,152 5-persons, 261 6-persons, 206 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,544 1-person, 2,168 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 48 5-persons.

6,838 married couples with children.
4,074 single-parent households (373 men, 3,701 women).

95.1% of residents of Carbon speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $398,121,000 ($6,506 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $53,981,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $192,247,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $104,761,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $789,000
Federal grants: $41,880,000
Federal procurement contracts: $50,626,000 ($48,028,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,817,000 ($637,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $42,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,574,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,083,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+63 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 23.51 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

• Year house built in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
• 02020 or later
• 7362010 to 2019
• 3,5232000 to 2009
• 3,8001990 to 1999
• 4,9891980 to 1989
• 3,7731970 to 1979
• 3,1621960 to 1969
• 2,6251950 to 1959
• 1,9721940 to 1949
• 9,6761939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
• 01 room
• 3282 rooms
• 03 rooms
• 1,1944 rooms
• 4,3375 rooms
• 3,9986 rooms
• 3,7767 rooms
• 2,5848 rooms
• 3,3999+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
• 4531 room
• 292 rooms
• 1,5133 rooms
• 1,1864 rooms
• 9055 rooms
• 1,8566 rooms
• 6207 rooms
• 2888 rooms
• 3449+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
• 328no bedroom
• 3091 bedroom
• 4,5712 bedrooms
• 9,9823 bedrooms
• 3,6474 bedrooms
• 7795+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
• 482no bedroom
• 2,1461 bedroom
• 1,9632 bedrooms
• 2,0093 bedrooms
• 5944 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Carbon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 451no vehicle
• 5,3181 vehicle
• 7,4742 vehicles
• 4,0663 vehicles
• 1,6794 vehicles
• 6285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Carbon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,321no vehicle
• 3,2861 vehicle
• 2,0542 vehicles
• 5333 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.9% of Carbon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 48,654
• Other state: 14,714
• Northeast: 10,121
• Midwest: 1,492
• South: 2,554
• West: 547

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,198
• Number of aged recipients: 88
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,110
• Number of recipients under 18: 206
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 812
• Number of recipients older than 64: 180
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 455
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 526

Carbon County on our top lists:

• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"