Carbon County, PA Demographic Data
Carbon County, PA Summary
Carbon County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 65,006
- Area: 387.39 sq. miles
- Land Area: 381.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.93 sq. miles
- Population Density: 167.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,396.33 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Carbon County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
31,473
50%
50.8
Male
32,121
51%
49.2
Total Population
63,594
323,128,000
Carbon County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,018
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,166
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,791
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,282
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,180
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,929
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,351
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
9,815
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,632
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,618
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
7,546
11.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,364
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,902
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
51,288
80.6%
77.2
Female
25,626
50.0%
51.3
Male
25,662
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
49,184
77.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
16,206
25.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
12,812
20.1%
15.2
Female
6,981
54.5%
55.8
Male
5,831
45.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Carbon County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
96.8
White
61,243
96.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,942
3.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.8
Asian
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
5.1
Two or More Races
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,814
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
60,780
95.6%
82.2
Carbon County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,347
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,805
8.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
21,864
46.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,446
15.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,553
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,329
11.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,813
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,152
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
42,005
89.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,142
17.3%
31.2
Carbon County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
15,386
28.7%
33.7%
Now Married
27,116
50.6%
47.5
Divorced
6,650
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
965
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
3,502
6.5
5.8%
Carbon County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
57,590
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,986
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Carbon County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,090
4.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,722
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,616
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,357
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,903
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,325
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,324
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,141
12.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,000
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
508
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
51,676
57,617
Per capita income
26,306
31,128
Carbon County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
592
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,529
8.5%
9.8
Construction
2,373
8.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,505
22.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,130
3.8%
6.6
Information
1,001
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,546
15.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,610
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,463
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
629
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
3,601
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,072
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
557
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,264
14.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8,852
29.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,662
19.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,505
18.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,325
18.0%
18.1%
Carbon County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
28,887
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
23,555
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,517
12.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
144
0.5%
5.1
Walked
667
2.3%
2.7
Other means
69
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
935
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.9
26.6
Carbon County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,136
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,878
30.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
11,007
42.4%
37.1
3 or more
5,965
23.0%
21.0
Carbon County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
25,986
75.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
20,120
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,866
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,374
24.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Carbon County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
34,360
1 room
73
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
103
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
1,091
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
3,783
11.0%
16.5
5 rooms
7,632
22.2%
19.8
6 rooms
9,331
27.2%
17.8
7 rooms
6,031
17.6%
12.0
8 rooms
3,166
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,150
9.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Carbon County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
34,360
1-unit, detached
25,266
73.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,354
15.6%
5.9
2-units
673
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
610
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
502
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
300
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
111
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,544
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Carbon County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
11,697
34.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,976
5.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,661
4.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,116
6.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,702
10.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,898
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,427
10.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,267
12.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
549
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
67
0.2%
1.4%
Carbon County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,434
9.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,570
6.0%
4.7
Electricity
6,440
24.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11,410
43.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
2,185
8.4%
0.1
Wood
1,668
6.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
164
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
115
0.4%
1.1
Carbon County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,987
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
118
1.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
197
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
374
3.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,200
10.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,819
16.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,556
23.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,723
43.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,552
42.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,806
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,175
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
702
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,578
23.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
174
0.0%
0.0%
Carbon County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
864
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
668
14.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
986
21.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
754
16.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
224
4.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
367
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,611
34.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,256
0.0%
0.0%
Carbon County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
20,120
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,436
12.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,386
21.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,018
20.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,489
22.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,189
15.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,260
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
306
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
36
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
139,000
205,000
