Beech Mountain Lakes

Population: 1,920
Median household income: $121,154
Median home value: $214,900

Beech Mountain Lakes, a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has 1,920 residents. Its median household income of $121,154 runs above the Luzerne County figure of $62,321.

From 2019 to 2023, Beech Mountain Lakes's population grew 7.3% from 1,789 to 1,920, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $165,200 to $214,900.

The median resident is 45.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,920
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $121,154
Median home value: $214,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 811
Homeownership rate: 93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7891,920

Median household income

$76,333$121,154

Median home value

$165,200$214,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,789	$76,333	$165,200
2020	2,198	$92,574	$174,400
2021	1,889	$86,324	$170,200
2022	1,940	$109,342	$189,000
2023	1,920	$121,154	$214,900

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	5.0%
5 to 17	327	17.0%
18 to 24	130	6.8%
25 to 34	159	8.3%
35 to 44	235	12.2%
45 to 54	327	17.0%
55 to 64	204	10.6%
65 to 74	306	15.9%
75 and over	136	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,732	90.2%
Black or African American	11	0.6%
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	107	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree30.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	1.8%
High school graduate	326	23.8%
Some college or associate's	458	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	420	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	138	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	850	83.0%
Carpooled	113	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	4.4%
Other means	16	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	449	45.9%
15 to 29 min	261	26.7%
30 to 44 min	130	13.3%
45 to 59 min	88	9.0%
60+ min	51	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 7.1% (137 of 1,920)

	Count	Share
Family households	428	67.3%
Nonfamily households	208	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	636	78.4%
Vacant	175	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	596	93.7%
Renter-occupied	40	6.3%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	735	90.6%
1-unit, attached	76	9.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4205028
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 41.0438, -75.9318