Summit Hill

Population: 3,128
Median household income: $66,685
Median home value: $99,100

Summit Hill is a community in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, home to 3,128 residents. Its median household income of $66,685 runs in line with the Carbon County figure of $67,877.

Between 2019 and 2023, Summit Hill's population grew 6.3% from 2,943 to 3,128, while its median home value rose 6.8% from $92,800 to $99,100.

Owners occupy 80.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,128
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,685
Median home value: $99,100
Median gross rent: $1,172
Housing units: 1,312
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9433,128

Median household income

$51,065$66,685

Median home value

$92,800$99,100

Median gross rent

$916$1,172

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,943	$51,065	$92,800	$916
2020	2,981	$47,734	$75,600	$906
2021	3,117	$56,042	$81,900	$1,009
2022	3,117	$69,327	$91,100	$1,025
2023	3,128	$66,685	$99,100	$1,172

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	283	9.0%
5 to 17	566	18.1%
18 to 24	201	6.4%
25 to 34	371	11.9%
35 to 44	509	16.3%
45 to 54	378	12.1%
55 to 64	300	9.6%
65 to 74	345	11.0%
75 and over	175	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,675	85.5%
Black or African American	0	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	166	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	287	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate44.6%

Some college or associate's41.0%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126	6.1%
High school graduate	927	44.6%
Some college or associate's	852	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	105	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	68	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,065	82.3%
Carpooled	125	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	98	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	126	10.5%
15 to 29 min	513	42.9%
30 to 44 min	116	9.7%
45 to 59 min	87	7.3%
60+ min	354	29.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 27.2% (828 of 3,040)

	Count	Share
Family households	648	53.2%
Nonfamily households	569	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,217	92.8%
Vacant	95	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	974	80.0%
Renter-occupied	243	20.0%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached34.8%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	803	61.2%
1-unit, attached	457	34.8%
2 to 4 units	23	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	26	2.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4275248
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 8.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.41 sq mi
Center point: 40.8250, -75.8462