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Carbon County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Carbon County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Carbon County's economy reflects a largely blue-collar workforce, with median worker earnings of $41,135 and only 18.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.3% have a high school diploma. The labor pool of roughly 40,000 participants carries a 7.1% unemployment rate and a 60.9% labor force participation rate, with a median household income of $67,554 and a per capita GDP of $35,668. Housing costs remain low relative to broader Pennsylvania markets, with a median home value of $193,700 and median gross rent of $975/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.0% over the past five years against a median age of 46.3.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

65,743

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,554

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

Carbon County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone58,151 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,983 (4.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,467 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,311 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone844 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone385 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,203
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic851
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic250
  4. 4.Other Indo-European238
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)74

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,245

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,668

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,212
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,972
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)3,698
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,888
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,825

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,146
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,354
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,922
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,684
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,694

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.57×)2,818
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)3,886
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.26×)2,674
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)3,492
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)7,293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$193,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$975/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,696 (17.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,940 (14.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,461 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,128 (10.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,410 (6.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,283 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,135

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,651 (76.5%)
  • Carpooled3,101 (10.5%)
  • Worked At Home3,002 (10.1%)
  • Walked624 (2.1%)
  • Other119 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit100 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.