Carbon County, Pennsylvania Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Carbon County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Carbon County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Main Cities Within Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Current population (2012) 65,006 40th 12,763,536 313,914,040
Size in square miles 381.5 58th 44,742.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 171.1 32nd 283.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents younger than 5 5.0% 44th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.2% 39th 21.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.7% 24th 16.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 86.8% 39th 87.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.0% 48th 26.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Race - White 96.4% 21st 83.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.7% 47th 11.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 21st 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 39th 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 7th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 39th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.7% 21st 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.2% 32nd 78.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Female residents 50.6% 40th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.9% 26th 5.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Housing units 34,509 39th 5,579,275 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 8.6% 57th 20.5% 25.9%
Households 26,136 39th 4,952,566 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 80.2% 7th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $146,000 25th $163,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 31st 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 65 40th 18,796 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Income per capita $24,144 26th $27,824 $27,915
Income per household $49,056 21st $51,651 $52,762
Income below poverty line 10.7% 48th 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Carbon County Rank Pennsylvania US
Non-farm private establishments 1,123 44th 295,720 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 13,129 51st 5,078,111 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 5,149 39th 981,501 27,092,908
Retail sales $483,916 48th $166,842,778 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,661 61st $13,323 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $104,719 33rd $19,625,449 $613,795,732

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