Carbon County, Pennsylvania

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,191
Median household income: $67,877
Median home value: $193,700

Home to 65,191 residents, Carbon County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,877 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Carbon County's population grew 2.0% from 63,887 to 65,191, while its median household income rose 19.1% from $57,006 to $67,877.

12.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.37 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,191
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,877
Median home value: $193,700
Median gross rent: $975
Housing units: 34,299
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,88765,191

Median household income

$57,006$67,877

Median home value

$146,400$193,700

Median gross rent

$830$975

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,887	$57,006	$146,400	$830
2020	63,964	$57,601	$150,400	$836
2021	64,792	$59,289	$158,800	$842
2022	65,018	$64,538	$179,600	$941
2023	65,191	$67,877	$193,700	$975

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,033	4.7%
5 to 17	9,421	14.5%
18 to 24	4,543	7.0%
25 to 34	7,089	10.9%
35 to 44	7,559	11.6%
45 to 54	8,839	13.6%
55 to 64	10,304	15.8%
65 to 74	8,716	13.4%
75 and over	5,687	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	57,866	88.8%
Black or African American	1,193	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.1%
Asian	317	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	143	0.2%
Two or more races	1,466	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,154	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,694	9.7%
High school graduate	21,447	44.5%
Some college or associate's	13,213	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,014	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,826	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,600	80.0%
Carpooled	2,987	10.1%
Public transit	79	0.3%
Walked	444	1.5%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	2,259	7.7%
Other means	123	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,154	22.6%
15 to 29 min	7,075	26.0%
30 to 44 min	5,546	20.4%
45 to 59 min	5,026	18.5%
60+ min	3,435	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 12.0% (7,697 of 63,884)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,016	62.8%
Nonfamily households	10,077	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,093	79.0%
Vacant	7,206	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,926	77.2%
Renter-occupied	6,167	22.8%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,820	69.4%
1-unit, attached	5,793	16.9%
2 to 4 units	1,717	5.0%
5 to 19 units	832	2.4%
20 or more units	727	2.1%
Mobile home & other	1,410	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 42025
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 381 sq mi
Water area: 6.15 sq mi
Center point: 40.9184, -75.7050