Nesquehoning vs Palmerton

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

Nesquehoning 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 3,345 in Nesquehoning). Palmerton has the higher median household income ($71,471 vs $53,571 in Nesquehoning). Palmerton has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $105,400 in Nesquehoning).

Population, income & housing

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
Population	3,345	5,624
Median age	35.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,571	$71,471
Median home value	$105,400	$161,500
Median gross rent	$970	$913
Housing units	1,492	2,704
Homeownership rate	55.2%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
Population	3,239 → 3,345 (+3.3%)	5,313 → 5,624 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$50,192 → $53,571 (+6.7%)	$66,353 → $71,471 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$90,800 → $105,400 (+16.1%)	$117,600 → $161,500 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $970 (+36.6%)	$863 → $913 (+5.8%)

Nesquehoning

Population

3,2393,345

Median household income

$50,192$53,571

Median home value

$90,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$710$970

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)

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
Under 5	4.3%	2.9%
5 to 17	18.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	18.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	15.7%
45 to 54	6.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	14.2%
75 and over	9.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	95.4%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
No high school diploma	9.4%	11.2%
High school graduate	48.1%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
Drove alone	81.7%	85.4%
Carpooled	10.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	5.8%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	4.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
1-unit, detached	42.5%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	34.2%	27.5%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	5.7%
20 or more units	5.8%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nesquehoning	Palmerton
Poverty rate	15.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1938	1942