Penn Lake Park

Population: 343
Median household income: $79,375
Median home value: $233,000

Penn Lake Park, a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has 343 residents. Its median household income of $79,375 runs above the Luzerne County figure of $62,321.

From 2019 to 2023, Penn Lake Park's population declined 7.0% from 369 to 343, while its median home value rose 8.7% from $214,300 to $233,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.0% of the population. 80.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 343
Median age: 52.1 yrs
Median household income: $79,375
Median home value: $233,000
Median gross rent: $2,250
Housing units: 251
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

369343

Median household income

$94,286$79,375

Median home value

$214,300$233,000

Median gross rent

$2,625$2,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	369	$94,286	$214,300	—
2020	348	$81,250	$219,600	—
2021	373	$88,214	$214,000	—
2022	372	$77,639	$212,100	$2,625
2023	343	$79,375	$233,000	$2,250

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7422.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	4.1%
5 to 17	43	12.5%
18 to 24	19	5.5%
25 to 34	20	5.8%
35 to 44	40	11.7%
45 to 54	49	14.3%
55 to 64	48	14.0%
65 to 74	78	22.7%
75 and over	32	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	312	91.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	4.1%
High school graduate	82	30.7%
Some college or associate's	86	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	51	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	37	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	131	80.9%
Carpooled	12	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	11.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	7.0%
15 to 29 min	65	45.5%
30 to 44 min	43	30.1%
45 to 59 min	5	3.5%
60+ min	20	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 0.6% (2 of 338)

	Count	Share
Family households	99	65.6%
Nonfamily households	52	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	151	60.2%
Vacant	100	39.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	92.1%
Renter-occupied	12	7.9%

1-unit, detached98.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	248	98.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4259054
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 41.1147, -75.7751