Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Carbon County, Pennsylvania · ZIP 18012, 18030, 18058
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 65,743 (2024 estimate)Population
- 27,093Households
- $67,877Median household income
- $193,700Median home value
- 28Towns with a page
- 19ZIP codes
Carbon County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 58,802 |
| 2010 | 65,249 |
| 2020 | 64,749 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $67,877 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 20,926 units
- Renter occupied
- 6,167 units
- Vacancy rate
- 21%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
13,027 employees in 1,205 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Carbon County | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65,191 | 12,986,518 |
| Median household income | $67,877 | $76,081 |
| Median age | 46.3 | 40.9 |
| Median home value | $193,700 | $240,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 18.3% | 34.5% |
| Foreign-born residents | 3.7% | 7.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 77.2% | 69.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 32.2 minutes | 26.6 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Carbon County28 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Forest Township | Township | 10,344 | 73.8 sq mi |
| Palmerton | Borough | 5,634 | 2.49 sq mi |
| Lehighton | Borough | 5,262 | 1.62 sq mi |
| Towamensing Township | Township | 4,579 | 27.1 sq mi |
| Jim Thorpe | Borough | 4,543 | 14.6 sq mi |
| Franklin Township | Township | 4,423 | 15.2 sq mi |
| Mahoning Township | Township | 4,331 | 23.7 sq mi |
| Lansford | Borough | 4,143 | 1.54 sq mi |
| Nesquehoning | Borough | 3,343 | 21.2 sq mi |
| Summit Hill | Borough | 3,135 | 8.69 sq mi |
| Lower Towamensing Township | Township | 3,098 | 21.3 sq mi |
| East Penn Township | Township | 2,796 | 22.7 sq mi |
| Weatherly | Borough | 2,549 | 2.98 sq mi |
| Towamensing Trails | Census designated place | 2,032 | 5.79 sq mi |
| Kidder Township | Township | 1,850 | 68.9 sq mi |
| Weissport East | Census designated place | 1,516 | 2.10 sq mi |
| Banks Township | Township | 1,164 | 11.6 sq mi |
| Packer Township | Township | 1,029 | 27.9 sq mi |
| Bowmanstown | Borough | 897 | 0.77 sq mi |
| Beaver Meadows | Borough | 896 | 0.26 sq mi |
| Tresckow | Census designated place | 783 | 1.78 sq mi |
| Holiday Pocono | Census designated place | 587 | 2.35 sq mi |
| Lehigh Township | Township | 422 | 26.2 sq mi |
| Parryville | Borough | 412 | 1.61 sq mi |
| Weissport | Borough | 412 | 0.14 sq mi |
| East Side | Borough | 255 | 1.15 sq mi |
| Lausanne Township | Township | 226 | 5.99 sq mi |
| Albrightsville | Census designated place | 93 | 1.01 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 42 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Lehigh CountyPopulation 385,655 (2024 estimate)
- Luzerne CountyPopulation 331,379 (2024 estimate)
- Monroe CountyPopulation 166,523 (2024 estimate)
- Northampton CountyPopulation 322,989 (2024 estimate)
- Schuylkill CountyPopulation 144,523 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.