Carbon County, PA

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2024 Population

65,382

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

2.21% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,554

0.476% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$211,400

9.14% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

30,800

0.342% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Carbon County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Carbon County, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Carbon County, PA was $211,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.4%.

Most people in Carbon County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Carbon County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Carbon County, PA borders Lehigh County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, and Schuylkill County, PA.

United States Pennsylvania Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

Population & Diversity

Carbon County, PA is home to a population of 65.4k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.74% of Carbon County, PA residents were born outside of the country (2.45k people).

In 2024, there were 25.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.5k people) in Carbon County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.29k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Carbon County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carbon County, PA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Carbon County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carbon County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
57.5k ± 397
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.29k ± 413
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.24k ± 209

6.92%

Hispanic Population

4.52k people

6.92% of the people in Carbon County, PA are hispanic (4.52k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carbon County, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,504 ± 7,715 people
Dominican Republic
93,569 ± 7,483 people
China
70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

Foreign-Born Population

3.74%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.45k people

3.74%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.44k people

As of 2024, 3.74% of Carbon County, PA residents (2.45k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carbon County, PA was 3.74%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Carbon County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,788 ± 321
Gulf War (2001-)
748 ± 246
Gulf War (1990s)
533 ± 167

Carbon County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Carbon County, PA.

Economy

The economy of Carbon County, PA employs 30.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carbon County, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,830 people), Retail Trade (3,972 people), and Manufacturing (3,698 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($127,141), Public Administration ($63,114), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,088).

Employment

Occupations

30.8k

2024 Value

± 1,388

0.342%

1 Year growth

± 6.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carbon County, PA grew at a rate of 0.342%, from 30.7k employees to 30.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carbon County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,701 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,653 people), and Management Occupations (2,314 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carbon County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

30.8k

2024 Value

± 1,388

0.342%

1 Year growth

± 6.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carbon County, PA grew at a rate of 0.342%, from 30.7k employees to 30.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carbon County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,830 people), Retail Trade (3,972 people), and Manufacturing (3,698 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carbon County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Carbon County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,244

Median earning men ± $1,572

$37,500

Median earning women ± $2,373

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($76,150), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,017), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,409).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($59,261), Manufacturing ($53,459), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,802).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

128
Other Services (except Public Administration)
102
Retail Trade
99
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$132k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$65.9k
Manufacturing
$63k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Carbon County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carbon County, PA was $211,400 in 2024, which is 0.635 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $193,700 to $211,400, a 9.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Carbon County, PA is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carbon County, PA have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carbon County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Carbon County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.4%.

Housing

Property

$211,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,685

$20,824

Median Property Taxes

±$1,063

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carbon County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carbon County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Carbon County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carbon County, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,554

Median Household Income

± $3,356

27.3k

Number of Households

± 1,257

In 2024, the median household income of the 27.3k households in Carbon County, PA declined from $67,554 from the previous year's value of $67,877.

The following chart displays the households in Carbon County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carbon County, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in Carbon County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carbon County, PA have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.78% of the workforce in Carbon County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carbon County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carbon County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carbon County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Carbon County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carbon County, PA (7.9k out of 64.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carbon County, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 17.6% of the children was living in poverty in Carbon County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 249 in Carbon County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 61.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.2% of the population of Carbon County, PA has health coverage, with 45.2% on employee plans, 20% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.924% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Carbon County, PA see 2,973 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,973 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2424 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1148 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,973 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Carbon County, PA

Primary care physicians in Carbon County, PA see an average of 2,973 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,973 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Carbon County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.8%

Uninsured

45.2%

Employer Coverage

20%

Medicaid

17.6%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.924%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carbon County, PA grew by 8.17% from 5.37% to 5.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carbon County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 48.1 in Carbon County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Carbon County, PA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.4% in Carbon County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Carbon County, PA.