Jim Thorpe vs Lehighton

A side-by-side comparison of Jim Thorpe and Lehighton: population, income, housing, and more.

Jim Thorpe and Lehighton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lehighton has the higher population (5,268 vs 4,534 in Jim Thorpe). Jim Thorpe has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $62,083 in Lehighton). Lehighton has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $177,400 in Jim Thorpe).

Population, income & housing

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
Population	4,534	5,268
Median age	49.9 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$62,083
Median home value	$177,400	$198,600
Median gross rent	$831	$928
Housing units	2,412	2,307
Homeownership rate	84.1%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
Population	4,641 → 4,534 (-2.3%)	5,304 → 5,268 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$59,349 → $70,625 (+19.0%)	$42,294 → $62,083 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$151,600 → $177,400 (+17.0%)	$114,200 → $198,600 (+73.9%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $831 (+13.1%)	$740 → $928 (+25.4%)

Jim Thorpe

Population

4,6414,534

Median household income

$59,349$70,625

Median home value

$151,600$177,400

Median gross rent

$735$831

Lehighton

Population

5,3045,268

Median household income

$42,294$62,083

Median home value

$114,200$198,600

Median gross rent

$740$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
Under 5	6.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	10.3%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	20.9%	10.6%
65 to 74	14.9%	10.5%
75 and over	8.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
No high school diploma	2.5%	5.5%
High school graduate	32.0%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
Drove alone	87.3%	66.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
1-unit, detached	66.4%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	27.3%	18.9%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Jim Thorpe	Lehighton
Poverty rate	7.6%	13.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1938	1947