Jim Thorpe, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,863 (Urban population: 3,380 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,483 (all nonfarm))

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,193 (1,967 occupied: 1,556 owner occupied, 411 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

Housing density: 152 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $490 (lower quartile is $355, upper quartile is $554)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $514

Median gross rent in Jim Thorpe, PA in 2007: $574

Housing units in Jim Thorpe with a mortgage: 1,023 (165 second mortgage, 187 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 458

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $131,332 (it was $80,200 in 2000)

Jim Thorpe:	$131,332
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,091 - $181,425

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $167,673
Here: $167,673
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,240
Here: $118,240
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $72,438
Here: $72,438
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $254,333
Here: $254,333
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $64,537
Here: $64,537
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,764

In family households: 4,035 (1,040 male householders, 311 female householders)
1,044 spouses, 1,408 children (1,316 natural, 33 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 55 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 729 (277 male householders (235 living alone)), 351 female householders (302 living alone)), 101 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 40 (17 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 572 2-persons, 363 3-persons, 256 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 537 1-person, 81 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

667 married couples with children.
244 single-parent households (63 men, 181 women).

97.2% of residents of Jim Thorpe speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 93 (1.9%)
(83.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 108 5 rooms: 266 6 rooms: 490 7 rooms: 206 8 rooms: 290 9 or more rooms: 180

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 92 4 rooms: 103 5 rooms: 70 6 rooms: 107 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 100
1980 to 1989: 189
1970 to 1979: 123
1960 to 1969: 51
1950 to 1959: 143
1940 to 1949: 95
1939 or earlier: 1,454

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jim Thorpe:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 39 2 bedrooms: 344 3 bedrooms: 951 4 bedrooms: 193 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jim Thorpe:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 132 2 bedrooms: 172 3 bedrooms: 86 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jim Thorpe in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 90 1 vehicle: 461 2 vehicles: 654 3 vehicles: 216 4 vehicles: 125 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Jim Thorpe in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 96 1 vehicle: 208 2 vehicles: 107 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Jim Thorpe, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 13
$60,000 to $69,999: 48
$70,000 to $79,999: 79
$80,000 to $89,999: 131
$90,000 to $99,999: 133
$100,000 to $124,999: 262
$125,000 to $149,999: 307
$150,000 to $174,999: 155
$175,000 to $199,999: 121
$200,000 to $249,999: 201
$250,000 to $299,999: 24
$300,000 to $399,999: 32
$400,000 to $499,999: 4
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Jim Thorpe rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jim Thorpe:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 21
$150 to $199: 32
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 21
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 74
$500 to $549: 82
$550 to $599: 44
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 18
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 30

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 31 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 34

Jim Thorpe, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.6%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 138
5 to 9 minutes: 415
10 to 14 minutes: 336
15 to 19 minutes: 278
20 to 24 minutes: 187
25 to 29 minutes: 42
30 to 34 minutes: 135
35 to 39 minutes: 18
40 to 44 minutes: 113
45 to 59 minutes: 297
60 to 89 minutes: 165
90 or more minutes: 110

Jim Thorpe mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,773 (79%)
Carpooled: 316 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
Walked: 129 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 196
$10,000 to $14,999: 186
$15,000 to $19,999: 138
$20,000 to $24,999: 136
$25,000 to $29,999: 188
$30,000 to $34,999: 101
$35,000 to $39,999: 190
$40,000 to $44,999: 167
$45,000 to $49,999: 100
$50,000 to $59,999: 192
$60,000 to $74,999: 151
$75,000 to $99,999: 152
$100,000 to $124,999: 41
$125,000 to $149,999: 28
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

German: 1381

Irish: 781

Italian: 292

Slovak: 264

English: 203

United States or American: 201

Pennsylvania German: 166

Dutch: 151

Polish: 132

French (except Basque): 93

Welsh: 68

Other groups: 63

Czechoslovakian: 51

Hungarian: 40

Swiss: 26

Croatian: 19

Ukrainian: 18

Lithuanian: 17

Austrian: 15

Australian: 11

Danish: 10

Scotch-Irish: 8

British: 5

Scottish: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Poland (33%)
Germany (27%)
Ireland (16%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (10%)
Hungary (8%)
Korea (6%)

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

This state: 4288
Northeast: 306
Midwest: 23
South: 64
West: 23

77% of Jim Thorpe residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 93
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 97
11th grade: 71
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 673
Less than 1 year of college: 127
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 130
Associate degree: 97
Bachelor's degree: 137
Master's degree: 62
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 44
High school graduate (or equivalency): 880
Less than 1 year of college: 83
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 208
Associate degree: 101
Bachelor's degree: 155
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,057
Black householders: $66,685
Asian householders: $74,368

Jim Thorpe household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jim Thorpe marital status for males

Jim Thorpe marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,657
Asian householders: $224,815

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,234
One, attached: 564
Two: 146
3 or 4: 138
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 11
20 to 49: 43
Mobile homes: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $101,913

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jim Thorpe:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%) Utility gas (27%) Electricity (12%) Coal or coke (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Utility gas (28%) Electricity (18%) Coal or coke (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 96

Here:	20.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	11.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	12.2%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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