Jim Thorpe

Population: 4,534
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $177,400

Jim Thorpe, a community in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, has 4,534 residents. The median household income of $70,625 is above the Carbon County median ($67,877).

From 2019 to 2023, Jim Thorpe's population declined 2.3% from 4,641 to 4,534, while its median home value rose 17.0% from $151,600 to $177,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 99.0% of the population. 87.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,534
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $177,400
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 2,412
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6414,534

Median household income

$59,349$70,625

Median home value

$151,600$177,400

Median gross rent

$735$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,641	$59,349	$151,600	$735
2020	4,648	$50,868	$147,500	$781
2021	4,546	$54,633	$154,800	$831
2022	4,532	$64,594	$170,800	$832
2023	4,534	$70,625	$177,400	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	275	6.1%
5 to 17	466	10.3%
18 to 24	252	5.6%
25 to 34	515	11.4%
35 to 44	435	9.6%
45 to 54	564	12.4%
55 to 64	949	20.9%
65 to 74	676	14.9%
75 and over	402	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,490	99.0%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	2.5%
High school graduate	1,132	32.0%
Some college or associate's	1,357	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	629	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	334	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,735	87.3%
Carpooled	132	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	108	5.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	690	36.7%
15 to 29 min	309	16.4%
30 to 44 min	255	13.6%
45 to 59 min	355	18.9%
60+ min	271	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 7.6% (341 of 4,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,274	65.0%
Nonfamily households	687	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,961	81.3%
Vacant	451	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,650	84.1%
Renter-occupied	311	15.9%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached27.3%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,601	66.4%
1-unit, attached	658	27.3%
2 to 4 units	71	2.9%
5 to 19 units	21	0.9%
20 or more units	13	0.5%
Mobile home & other	48	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4238200
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 40.8572, -75.7763