Port Carbon

Population: 1,696
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $104,900

Located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Port Carbon is a community with a population of 1,696. At $58,750, its median household income sits below Schuylkill County's $66,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Port Carbon's population declined 3.6% from 1,760 to 1,696, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $79,600 to $104,900.

The median gross rent is $845. 13.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,696
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $104,900
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 869
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7601,696

Median household income

$48,333$58,750

Median home value

$79,600$104,900

Median gross rent

$744$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,760	$48,333	$79,600	$744
2020	1,701	$50,798	$81,500	$563
2021	1,656	$52,630	$83,500	$669
2022	1,748	$54,706	$96,800	$810
2023	1,696	$58,750	$104,900	$845

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	119	7.0%
5 to 17	191	11.3%
18 to 24	82	4.8%
25 to 34	160	9.4%
35 to 44	273	16.1%
45 to 54	220	13.0%
55 to 64	254	15.0%
65 to 74	220	13.0%
75 and over	177	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,560	92.0%
Black or African American	42	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate50.2%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	7.7%
High school graduate	655	50.2%
Some college or associate's	372	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	98	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	79	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	679	89.0%
Carpooled	42	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	321	44.5%
15 to 29 min	196	27.2%
30 to 44 min	77	10.7%
45 to 59 min	83	11.5%
60+ min	44	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 8.4% (143 of 1,696)

	Count	Share
Family households	453	58.2%
Nonfamily households	325	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	778	89.5%
Vacant	91	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	618	79.4%
Renter-occupied	160	20.6%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached25.7%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	522	60.1%
1-unit, attached	223	25.7%
2 to 4 units	61	7.0%
5 to 19 units	50	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4262128
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6969, -76.1666