Schuylkill Haven vs Tamaqua

A side-by-side comparison of Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua: population, income, housing, and more.

Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tamaqua has the higher population (6,922 vs 5,247 in Schuylkill Haven). Schuylkill Haven has the higher median household income ($55,682 vs $44,803 in Tamaqua). Schuylkill Haven has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $78,500 in Tamaqua).

Population, income & housing

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
Population	5,247	6,922
Median age	37.2 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,682	$44,803
Median home value	$122,600	$78,500
Median gross rent	$894	$935
Housing units	2,803	3,330
Homeownership rate	61.5%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
Population	5,178 → 5,247 (+1.3%)	6,731 → 6,922 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $55,682 (+15.7%)	$38,921 → $44,803 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $122,600 (+31.1%)	$62,800 → $78,500 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $894 (+41.2%)	$716 → $935 (+30.6%)

Schuylkill Haven

Population

5,1785,247

Median household income

$48,125$55,682

Median home value

$93,500$122,600

Median gross rent

$633$894

Tamaqua

Population

6,7316,922

Median household income

$38,921$44,803

Median home value

$62,800$78,500

Median gross rent

$716$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
Under 5	3.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	18.1%
18 to 24	13.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	6.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.3%
75 and over	10.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	82.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
No high school diploma	2.9%	10.8%
High school graduate	57.8%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
Drove alone	77.9%	66.7%
Carpooled	14.2%	16.3%
Public transit	2.0%	0.2%
Walked	3.0%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
1-unit, detached	59.0%	28.0%
1-unit, attached	16.3%	45.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	6.9%
20 or more units	3.9%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Schuylkill Haven	Tamaqua
Poverty rate	3.9%	26.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1942	1938