Mount Pocono

Population: 3,086
Median household income: $86,096
Median home value: $170,000

Mount Pocono is a community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, home to 3,086 residents. At $86,096, its median household income sits above Monroe County's $82,374.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Pocono's population held roughly steady from 3,096 to 3,086, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $136,800 to $170,000.

The median resident is 47.5 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,086
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $86,096
Median home value: $170,000
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 1,403
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0963,086

Median household income

$47,071$86,096

Median home value

$136,800$170,000

Median gross rent

$831$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,096	$47,071	$136,800	$831
2020	3,106	$64,402	$155,600	$903
2021	3,084	$54,696	$134,600	$744
2022	3,098	$81,127	$200,600	—
2023	3,086	$86,096	$170,000	$840

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	129	4.2%
5 to 17	461	14.9%
18 to 24	273	8.8%
25 to 34	237	7.7%
35 to 44	310	10.0%
45 to 54	327	10.6%
55 to 64	562	18.2%
65 to 74	432	14.0%
75 and over	355	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,314	42.6%
Black or African American	510	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	316	10.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	231	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	715	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	350	15.7%
High school graduate	873	39.3%
Some college or associate's	357	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	397	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	246	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 51 min

Drove alone63.7%

Carpooled23.1%

Public transit3.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	909	63.7%
Carpooled	329	23.1%
Public transit	44	3.1%
Walked	9	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	5.8%
Other means	52	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	361	26.9%
15 to 29 min	335	24.9%
30 to 44 min	205	15.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	442	32.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.3% (257 of 3,086)

	Count	Share
Family households	610	47.3%
Nonfamily households	680	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,290	91.9%
Vacant	113	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	833	64.6%
Renter-occupied	457	35.4%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units22.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	880	62.7%
1-unit, attached	70	5.0%
2 to 4 units	103	7.3%
5 to 19 units	36	2.6%
20 or more units	314	22.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251912
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1225, -75.3578