Palmerton vs Summit Hill

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

Palmerton and Summit Hill 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 3,128 in Summit Hill). Palmerton has the higher median household income ($71,471 vs $66,685 in Summit Hill). Palmerton has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $99,100 in Summit Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
Population	5,624	3,128
Median age	43.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,471	$66,685
Median home value	$161,500	$99,100
Median gross rent	$913	$1,172
Housing units	2,704	1,312
Homeownership rate	62.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
Population	5,313 → 5,624 (+5.9%)	2,943 → 3,128 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$66,353 → $71,471 (+7.7%)	$51,065 → $66,685 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$117,600 → $161,500 (+37.3%)	$92,800 → $99,100 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $913 (+5.8%)	$916 → $1,172 (+27.9%)

Palmerton

Population

5,3135,624

Median household income

$66,353$71,471

Median home value

$117,600$161,500

Median gross rent

$863$913

Summit Hill

Population

2,9433,128

Median household income

$51,065$66,685

Median home value

$92,800$99,100

Median gross rent

$916$1,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
Under 5	2.9%	9.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	16.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.6%
65 to 74	14.2%	11.0%
75 and over	8.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	85.5%
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	0.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
No high school diploma	11.2%	6.1%
High school graduate	54.0%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
Drove alone	85.4%	82.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
1-unit, detached	50.0%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	27.5%	34.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.3%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Palmerton	Summit Hill
Poverty rate	12.3%	27.2%
Average household size	2.18	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1942	1938