Pocono Springs

Population: 862
Median household income: $48,864
Median home value: $159,900

Pocono Springs, a community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, has 862 residents. At $48,864, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $62,182.

From 2019 to 2023, Pocono Springs's population declined 34.9% from 1,325 to 862, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $128,700 to $159,900.

71.5% of workers drive to work alone. 88.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 862
Median age: 57.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,864
Median home value: $159,900
Median gross rent: $1,493
Housing units: 875
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 21.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,325862

Median household income

$70,625$48,864

Median home value

$128,700$159,900

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,493

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,325	$70,625	$128,700	—
2020	1,091	$63,021	$120,600	—
2021	1,020	$42,201	$126,300	$1,453
2022	852	$47,434	$146,400	$1,563
2023	862	$48,864	$159,900	$1,493

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 6426.1%

65 to 7420.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	3.6%
5 to 17	169	19.6%
18 to 24	4	0.5%
25 to 34	82	9.5%
35 to 44	96	11.1%
45 to 54	39	4.5%
55 to 64	225	26.1%
65 to 74	172	20.0%
75 and over	44	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	692	80.3%
Black or African American	23	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate60.2%

Some college or associate's19.9%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	5.2%
High school graduate	396	60.2%
Some college or associate's	131	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	47	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	50	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173	71.5%
Carpooled	39	16.1%
Public transit	6	2.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	9.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	19.7%
15 to 29 min	62	28.4%
30 to 44 min	66	30.3%
45 to 59 min	43	19.7%
60+ min	4	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 20.3% (175 of 862)

	Count	Share
Family households	206	61.7%
Nonfamily households	128	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	334	38.2%
Vacant	541	61.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	286	85.6%
Renter-occupied	48	14.4%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	775	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	100	11.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4261774
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 41.2800, -75.4014