Jim Thorpe vs Palmerton

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

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

Palmerton has the higher population (5,624 vs 4,534 in Jim Thorpe). Palmerton has the higher median household income ($71,471 vs $70,625 in Jim Thorpe). Jim Thorpe has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $161,500 in Palmerton).

Population, income & housing

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
Population	4,534	5,624
Median age	49.9 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$71,471
Median home value	$177,400	$161,500
Median gross rent	$831	$913
Housing units	2,412	2,704
Homeownership rate	84.1%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
Population	4,641 → 4,534 (-2.3%)	5,313 → 5,624 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$59,349 → $70,625 (+19.0%)	$66,353 → $71,471 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$151,600 → $177,400 (+17.0%)	$117,600 → $161,500 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $831 (+13.1%)	$863 → $913 (+5.8%)

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

Palmerton

Population

5,3135,624

Median household income

$66,353$71,471

Median home value

$117,600$161,500

Median gross rent

$863$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
Under 5	6.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	10.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	20.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.2%
75 and over	8.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
No high school diploma	2.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	32.0%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
Drove alone	87.3%	85.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.7%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
1-unit, detached	66.4%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	27.3%	27.5%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jim Thorpe	Palmerton
Poverty rate	7.6%	12.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1938	1942