Friedensburg

Population: 833
Median household income: $64,474
Median home value: $163,900

Friedensburg is a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to 833 residents. Its median household income of $64,474 runs in line with the Schuylkill County figure of $66,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Friedensburg's population grew 2.1% from 816 to 833, while its median home value rose 14.3% from $143,400 to $163,900.

34.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 833
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,474
Median home value: $163,900
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 428
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

816833

Median household income

$76,154$64,474

Median home value

$143,400$163,900

Median gross rent

$771$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	816	$76,154	$143,400	$771
2020	889	$77,598	$138,800	$1,051
2021	979	$83,146	$137,900	$948
2022	665	$49,315	$137,100	$815
2023	833	$64,474	$163,900	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	5.2%
5 to 17	92	11.0%
18 to 24	103	12.4%
25 to 34	56	6.7%
35 to 44	137	16.4%
45 to 54	149	17.9%
55 to 64	106	12.7%
65 to 74	43	5.2%
75 and over	104	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	833	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate50.9%

Some college or associate's14.3%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	303	50.9%
Some college or associate's	85	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	131	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	76	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled26.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	250	65.8%
Carpooled	102	26.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	23.4%
15 to 29 min	117	32.1%
30 to 44 min	111	30.5%
45 to 59 min	16	4.4%
60+ min	35	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 833)

	Count	Share
Family households	254	62.9%
Nonfamily households	150	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	404	94.4%
Vacant	24	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	323	80.0%
Renter-occupied	81	20.0%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	276	64.5%
1-unit, attached	34	7.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	118	27.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4227936
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6078, -76.2284