Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	65,382	13,018,639	334,922,499	840th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,554	$77,971	$80,734	1380th of 3,221
Median Age	46.3	40.9	38.9	557th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.2%	35.2%	35.7%	2149th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$211,400	$254,500	$332,700	1292nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$994	$1,209	$1,413	1011th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.3%	11.7%	12.5%	1879th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.5%	5.3%	5.2%	347th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	171.4	291.0	n/a	692nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	7.7%	14.1%	1320th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.3	n/a	n/a	1719th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.4%	69.3%	65.2%	1284th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.5	26.3	26.4	271st of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	15.6%	15.1%	1173rd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2731st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.9%	46.2%	46.9%	2620th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.7%	n/a	n/a	902nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.1	44.6	61.4

Age in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	46.3	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	18.9%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.7%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.6%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	27,255	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.4%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.9%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.5%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	29.9%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,548	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.3%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.8%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.6%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	34,417	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.8%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.6%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.8%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.6%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.4%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,088	$3,311	n/a

Education in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.4%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.9%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.9%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.5%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.4%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.7%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.7%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.7%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	9.9%	16.7%

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