Tamaqua

Population: 6,922
Median household income: $44,803
Median home value: $78,500

Tamaqua is a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to 6,922 residents. The median household income of $44,803 is below the Schuylkill County median ($66,901).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tamaqua's population grew 2.8% from 6,731 to 6,922, while its median home value rose 25.0% from $62,800 to $78,500.

Households average 2.46 people. The median gross rent is $935.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,922
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,803
Median home value: $78,500
Median gross rent: $935
Housing units: 3,330
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7316,922

Median household income

$38,921$44,803

Median home value

$62,800$78,500

Median gross rent

$716$935

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,731	$38,921	$62,800	$716
2020	6,699	$37,043	$62,100	$672
2021	6,940	$46,423	$65,300	$718
2022	6,911	$48,920	$69,800	$806
2023	6,922	$44,803	$78,500	$935

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	639	9.2%
5 to 17	1,251	18.1%
18 to 24	448	6.5%
25 to 34	863	12.5%
35 to 44	884	12.8%
45 to 54	900	13.0%
55 to 64	836	12.1%
65 to 74	710	10.3%
75 and over	391	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,693	82.2%
Black or African American	24	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	254	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	942	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	494	10.8%
High school graduate	2,051	44.7%
Some college or associate's	1,292	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	559	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	188	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,158	66.7%
Carpooled	529	16.3%
Public transit	7	0.2%
Walked	293	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	250	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,069	35.8%
15 to 29 min	821	27.5%
30 to 44 min	781	26.1%
45 to 59 min	102	3.4%
60+ min	214	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 26.1% (1,806 of 6,922)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,798	63.9%
Nonfamily households	1,015	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,813	84.5%
Vacant	517	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,583	56.3%
Renter-occupied	1,230	43.7%

1-unit, detached28.0%

1-unit, attached45.0%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	931	28.0%
1-unit, attached	1,498	45.0%
2 to 4 units	314	9.4%
5 to 19 units	230	6.9%
20 or more units	343	10.3%
Mobile home & other	14	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4276032
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 9.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 40.8041, -75.9266