Effort

Population: 2,499
Median household income: $127,929
Median home value: $280,500

Effort is a community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,499 residents. At $127,929, its median household income sits above Monroe County's $82,374.

Between 2019 and 2023, Effort's population declined 3.0% from 2,575 to 2,499, while its median home value rose 72.8% from $162,300 to $280,500.

The median resident is 45.9 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,499
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $127,929
Median home value: $280,500
Median gross rent: $2,043
Housing units: 871
Homeownership rate: 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5752,499

Median household income

$93,657$127,929

Median home value

$162,300$280,500

Median gross rent

$998$2,043

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,575	$93,657	$162,300	$998
2020	2,356	$81,929	$169,400	$985
2021	2,345	$84,057	$172,800	$1,200
2022	2,235	$91,161	$230,900	$1,205
2023	2,499	$127,929	$280,500	$2,043

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	7.2%
5 to 17	201	8.0%
18 to 24	142	5.7%
25 to 34	342	13.7%
35 to 44	315	12.6%
45 to 54	434	17.4%
55 to 64	408	16.3%
65 to 74	198	7.9%
75 and over	280	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,358	54.3%
Black or African American	215	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	103	4.1%
Two or more races	592	23.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	5.0%
High school graduate	625	31.6%
Some college or associate's	785	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	299	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	169	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	892	88.6%
Carpooled	23	2.3%
Public transit	14	1.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	78	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	7.9%
15 to 29 min	214	23.0%
30 to 44 min	246	26.5%
45 to 59 min	92	9.9%
60+ min	304	32.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 2.9% (73 of 2,499)

	Count	Share
Family households	687	81.0%
Nonfamily households	161	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	848	97.4%
Vacant	23	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	762	89.9%
Renter-occupied	86	10.1%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached10.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	753	86.5%
1-unit, attached	90	10.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4222680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.9415, -75.4377