Mahanoy City

Population: 3,522
Median household income: $38,047
Median home value: $35,300

Mahanoy City, a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, has 3,522 residents. Its median household income of $38,047 runs below the Schuylkill County figure of $66,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mahanoy City's population declined 11.6% from 3,982 to 3,522, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $27,900 to $35,300.

34.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.64 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,522
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $38,047
Median home value: $35,300
Median gross rent: $928
Housing units: 2,171
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9823,522

Median household income

$32,669$38,047

Median home value

$27,900$35,300

Median gross rent

$781$928

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,982	$32,669	$27,900	$781
2020	3,963	$29,552	$27,400	$856
2021	3,577	$35,469	$29,000	$849
2022	3,548	$37,440	$31,200	$928
2023	3,522	$38,047	$35,300	$928

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	216	6.1%
5 to 17	799	22.7%
18 to 24	121	3.4%
25 to 34	489	13.9%
35 to 44	441	12.5%
45 to 54	469	13.3%
55 to 64	460	13.1%
65 to 74	287	8.1%
75 and over	240	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,815	79.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	572	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	425	17.8%
High school graduate	1,000	41.9%
Some college or associate's	757	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	119	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	85	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	911	78.4%
Carpooled	148	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	38	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	4.7%
Other means	10	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	298	26.9%
15 to 29 min	576	52.0%
30 to 44 min	112	10.1%
45 to 59 min	36	3.3%
60+ min	85	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 34.2% (1,205 of 3,522)

	Count	Share
Family households	729	54.8%
Nonfamily households	602	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,331	61.3%
Vacant	840	38.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	815	61.2%
Renter-occupied	516	38.8%

1-unit, detached14.5%

1-unit, attached76.2%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	315	14.5%
1-unit, attached	1,654	76.2%
2 to 4 units	87	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	115	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4246592
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8126, -76.1382