Emerald Lakes

Population: 2,839
Median household income: $101,688
Median home value: $259,900

Located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Emerald Lakes is a community with a population of 2,839. Its median household income of $101,688 runs above the Monroe County figure of $82,374.

Between 2019 and 2023, Emerald Lakes's population declined 18.8% from 3,495 to 2,839, while its median home value rose 66.7% from $155,900 to $259,900.

12.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,839
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $101,688
Median home value: $259,900
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 1,625
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4952,839

Median household income

$67,500$101,688

Median home value

$155,900$259,900

Median gross rent

$1,400$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,495	$67,500	$155,900	$1,400
2020	2,961	$85,689	$170,200	$1,301
2021	3,300	$89,314	$154,900	$908
2022	3,228	$101,318	$227,600	$1,166
2023	2,839	$101,688	$259,900	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4426.5%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6423.7%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	4.0%
5 to 17	299	10.5%
18 to 24	224	7.9%
25 to 34	267	9.4%
35 to 44	751	26.5%
45 to 54	394	13.9%
55 to 64	673	23.7%
65 to 74	118	4.2%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,436	50.6%
Black or African American	201	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	142	5.0%
Two or more races	139	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	921	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	128	5.8%
High school graduate	1,030	46.8%
Some college or associate's	781	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	204	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	60	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,266	73.5%
Carpooled	126	7.3%
Public transit	19	1.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	312	18.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	603	42.7%
15 to 29 min	427	30.3%
30 to 44 min	20	1.4%
45 to 59 min	53	3.8%
60+ min	308	21.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 4.1% (117 of 2,839)

	Count	Share
Family households	813	73.0%
Nonfamily households	301	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,114	68.6%
Vacant	511	31.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	944	84.7%
Renter-occupied	170	15.3%

1-unit, detached96.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,560	96.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	51	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4223540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 41.0841, -75.4137