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Palmerton, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $171,776 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
Palmerton:

$171,776
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,639 - $193,699

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $161,196
Here:

$161,196
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $245,175
Here:

$245,175
State:

$254,369

Total population: 5,350 (Urban population: 5,248, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 2,591 (2,373 occupied: 1,410 owner occupied, 1,067 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,041 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $60,817.

Median contract rent in 2022: $815 (lower quartile is $671, upper quartile is $912)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $825


Median gross rent in Palmerton, PA in 2022: $931

Housing units in Palmerton with a mortgage: 993 (179 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 150 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $81,470

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $78,124

Median monthly housing costs: $971

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Palmerton, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1936

Median year apartment built: 1954

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,640
  • Male householders: 905 (267 living alone), Female householders: 1,473 (611 living alone)
  • 958 spouses (909 opposite-sex spouses), 278 unmarried partners, (278 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,470 children (1,362 natural, 67 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 0 foster children, 45 other relatives, 312 non-relatives

Size of family households: 512 2-persons, 311 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 129 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 837 1-person, 206 2-persons, 60 4-persons.

686 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (62 men, 220 women).

95.2% of residents of Palmerton speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 92 (1.6%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.5
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 3352 bedrooms
  • 8013 bedrooms
  • 2754 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • 22no bedroom
  • 4081 bedroom
  • 2122 bedrooms
  • 2583 bedrooms
  • 1144 bedrooms
  • 535+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Palmerton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Palmerton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 3301 vehicle
  • 4692 vehicles
  • 2563 vehicles
  • 1894 vehicles
  • 1675+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Palmerton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Palmerton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 395no vehicle
  • 2111 vehicle
  • 2242 vehicles
  • 2083 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 295+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 184 rooms
  • 2885 rooms
  • 2446 rooms
  • 4317 rooms
  • 2628 rooms
  • 1679+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • 221 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2823 rooms
  • 1404 rooms
  • 1425 rooms
  • 3156 rooms
  • 827 rooms
  • 158 rooms
  • 719+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Palmerton, PA
Palmerton borough income, earnings, and wages data

  • Palmerton, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Palmerton, PA in 2022
  • 24Less than $10,000
  • 204$10,000 to $19,999
  • 74$20,000 to $29,999
  • 275$30,000 to $39,999
  • 279$40,000 to $49,999
  • 262$50,000 to $59,999
  • 229$60,000 to $74,999
  • 307$75,000 to $99,999
  • 278$100,000 to $124,999
  • 323$125,000 to $149,999
  • 148$150,000 to $199,999
  • 63$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Palmerton, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Palmerton, PA in 2022
  • 44Less than $10,000
  • 12$10,000 to $14,999
  • 10$40,000 to $49,999
  • 22$60,000 to $69,999
  • 26$70,000 to $79,999
  • 98$80,000 to $89,999
  • 23$90,000 to $99,999
  • 169$100,000 to $124,999
  • 140$125,000 to $149,999
  • 322$150,000 to $174,999
  • 89$175,000 to $199,999
  • 139$200,000 to $249,999
  • 83$250,000 to $299,999
  • 36$300,000 to $399,999
  • 53$400,000 to $499,999
  • 45$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Palmerton, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Palmerton, PA in 2022
  • 228$200 to $249
  • 35$350 to $399
  • 26$400 to $449
  • 25$600 to $649
  • 43$650 to $699
  • 70$700 to $749
  • 54$750 to $799
  • 362$800 to $899
  • 56$900 to $999
  • 49$1,000 to $1,249
  • 28$1,250 to $1,499
  • 31$1,500 to $1,999
  • 59No cash rent
Work and jobs in Palmerton: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.4%
Number of people working at home: 258 (9.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 79
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 425
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 92
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 282
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 226
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 202
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 335
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 360
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 202
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 290
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 53
  • 90 or more minutes: 84
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Palmerton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,363 (73.1%)
  • Carpooled: 96 (5.2%)
  • Walked: 149 (8.0%)
  • Worked at home: 258 (13.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 0.1%Females
Races in Palmerton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
  • 02010 or later
  • 652000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 121980 to 1989
  • 221970 to 1979
  • 47Before 1970
Ancestries in Palmerton, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 971 (40.9%)
  • American: 366 (15.4%)
  • English: 202 (8.5%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 174 (7.3%)
  • Portuguese: 130 (5.5%)
  • Dutch: 126 (5.3%)
  • Irish: 120 (5.0%)
  • French Canadian: 45 (1.9%)
  • Italian: 44 (1.9%)
  • Slovak: 32 (1.3%)
  • Hungarian: 21 (0.9%)
  • Slavic: 20 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 19 (0.8%)
  • Ukrainian: 19 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 13 (0.5%)
  • Scandinavian: 12 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 11 (0.5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Uruguay
Palmerton:

43.3% (39)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (1,061)

England
Palmerton:

24.4% (22)
Pennsylvania:

1.0% (9,205)

Costa Rica
Palmerton:

7.8% (7)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (3,132)

Mexico
Palmerton:

7.8% (7)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,540
  • Other state: 974
  • Northeast: 358
  • Midwest: 367
  • South: 212
  • West: 177

93.1% of Palmerton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47.2% lived in Pennsylvania.


Palmerton:

93.1%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 38
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 78
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 56
  • 11th grade: 22
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 24
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 836
  • Less than 1 year of college: 145
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 200
  • Associate degree: 155
  • Bachelor's degree: 186
  • Master's degree: 74
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 79
  • 9th grade: 69
  • 10th grade: 36
  • 11th grade: 35
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 74
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,281
  • Less than 1 year of college: 81
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 102
  • Associate degree: 128
  • Bachelor's degree: 290
  • Master's degree: 85
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Palmerton marital status for males
Palmerton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,176
  • One, attached: 763
  • Two: 56
  • 3 or 4: 64
  • 5 to 9: 110
  • 10 to 19: 65
  • 20 to 49: 86
  • 50 or more: 269
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 7.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 21 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Palmerton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Palmerton, PA
  • 57.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 31.3%Utility gas
  • 6.8%Electricity
  • 4.0%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Palmerton, PA
  • 73.2%Electricity
  • 17.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 9.8%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Here:

6.9%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here:

3.4%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52
Here:

15.0%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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