Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Carbon County has a population of 65,382 and has grown 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $211,400, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $67,554.

Home price
$211,400
Income
$67,554
Population
65,382
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$211,400county
Median gross rent$994county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198059.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,634county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,341county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,087county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$67,554county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.1%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$42,799county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.46%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport447899county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths39.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment8111county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible57.1%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population65,382county
Land area in square miles381county
People per square mile of land171.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store2.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.6%county
Share of households that are one person29.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages6.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents131county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in1,792county
Households that moved away1,596county
Average income of arriving households$57,933county
Average income of departing households$57,256county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year195county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.3%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.2 incounty
Annual snowfall26.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing144 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use849 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil40.5%county
Homes heated by wood3.7%county
Households with broadband88.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk67.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk71.0county
Hail risk15.5county
Earthquake risk46.6county
Tornado risk37.9county
Tropical cyclone risk73.1county
Extreme heat risk82.1county
Winter weather risk78.7county
Strong wind risk78.5county
Wildfire risk41.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Carbon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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