Jim Thorpe vs Nesquehoning

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

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

Jim Thorpe has the higher population (4,534 vs 3,345 in Nesquehoning). Jim Thorpe has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $53,571 in Nesquehoning). Jim Thorpe has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $105,400 in Nesquehoning).

Population, income & housing

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
Population	4,534	3,345
Median age	49.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$53,571
Median home value	$177,400	$105,400
Median gross rent	$831	$970
Housing units	2,412	1,492
Homeownership rate	84.1%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
Population	4,641 → 4,534 (-2.3%)	3,239 → 3,345 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$59,349 → $70,625 (+19.0%)	$50,192 → $53,571 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$151,600 → $177,400 (+17.0%)	$90,800 → $105,400 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $831 (+13.1%)	$710 → $970 (+36.6%)

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

Nesquehoning

Population

3,2393,345

Median household income

$50,192$53,571

Median home value

$90,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$710$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
Under 5	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	18.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	7.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	6.9%
55 to 64	20.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.9%	12.2%
75 and over	8.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
No high school diploma	2.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	32.0%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
Drove alone	87.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
1-unit, detached	66.4%	42.5%
1-unit, attached	27.3%	34.2%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Jim Thorpe	Nesquehoning
Poverty rate	7.6%	15.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938