CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Pocono

Pennsylvania · 1,795 residents · 3.45 sq mi

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Mount Pocono is home to 1,795 people in Pennsylvania. The population has fallen 35% since 2000. The poverty rate is 6.5%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $614 a month. The typical home is worth $122,500. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,795

−35%vs 2000

vs 2,742 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(142)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(129)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(117)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(110)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(121)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(292)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(256)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(175)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(178)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(171)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(87)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,089

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,224 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,996

−32%vs 2000

vs $19,068 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$122,500

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $123,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$614

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $677 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.8%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.5% in 2000

32.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77%(2,112)

Black9.8%(268)

Hispanic / Latino10.1%(278)

Asian0.9%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(1,763)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(14)

Asian1.6%(28)

Other0.2%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican8.4%(259)

South American3.9%(121)

Colombian2.6%(81)

Dominican1.9%(59)

Ecuadorian1.3%(40)

Asian origin

Chinese3.4%(105)

Filipino2.5%(78)

Asian Indian2.2%(67)

Ancestry

Italian12.4%(381)

German11.1%(342)

Irish7.8%(241)

American7%(216)

English3.4%(103)

Welsh3.2%(98)

Greek2.5%(78)

Polish2.5%(77)

Arab0.9%(28)

Lebanese0.9%(28)

Ukrainian0.9%(27)

Latvian0.6%(19)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.5%(14)

Lithuanian0.4%(12)

Serbian0.4%(12)

Swedish0.3%(8)

West Indian0.3%(8)

Haitian0.3%(8)

Scottish0.2%(6)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 23.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.2%(480)

Married48.5%(644)

Widowed6%(80)

Divorced9.3%(123)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(340)

Married42.5%(557)

Widowed20.9%(274)

Divorced10.7%(140)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−10.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.3%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.5%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.5%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

+10.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.8%

−15.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.0%

+15.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.6%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.3%(167)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War20.4%(69)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 339 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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