Mount Carbon

Population: 39
Median household income: $61,250
Median home value: $76,700

Mount Carbon is a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to 39 residents. At $61,250, its median household income sits below Schuylkill County's $66,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Carbon's population declined 36.1% from 61 to 39, while its median home value rose 27.8% from $60,000 to $76,700.

Households average 2.05 people. 26.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39
Median age: 55.5 yrs
Median household income: $61,250
Median home value: $76,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 22
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6139

Median household income

$43,750$61,250

Median home value

$60,000$76,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61	$43,750	$60,000	$775
2020	56	$57,917	$63,800	—
2021	38	$68,750	$73,800	—
2022	36	—	$73,800	—
2023	39	$61,250	$76,700	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 6425.6%

65 to 7417.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	5	12.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	2	5.1%
35 to 44	4	10.3%
45 to 54	8	20.5%
55 to 64	10	25.6%
65 to 74	7	17.9%
75 and over	3	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39	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 diploma11.8%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree20.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	11.8%
High school graduate	13	38.2%
Some college or associate's	8	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	2	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7	20.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16	80.0%
Carpooled	3	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	1	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	40.0%
15 to 29 min	3	15.0%
30 to 44 min	1	5.0%
45 to 59 min	5	25.0%
60+ min	3	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 2.6% (1 of 39)

	Count	Share
Family households	12	63.2%
Nonfamily households	7	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19	86.4%
Vacant	3	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16	84.2%
Renter-occupied	3	15.8%

1-unit, detached45.5%

1-unit, attached50.0%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10	45.5%
1-unit, attached	11	50.0%
2 to 4 units	1	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251488
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6733, -76.1884