Mountain Top is home to 11,850 people in Pennsylvania. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 40% ahead of the Pennsylvania median. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,535, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mountain Top
What changed most since 2000
Adults with a bachelor's degree25.2% → 45.6%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Population15,269 → 11,850(−22%)US over the same years: +19%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$222,788 → $297,700(+34%)US over the same years: +71%
Mountain Top's population equals 3.6% of Luzerne County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's.
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)35.2%(218)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(227)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.1%(143)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 619 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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Over time
Mountain Top, decade by decade
Mountain Top population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
15,269
$94,098
$222,788
25.2%
9.2
2010
10,982
$112,472
$272,034
37.7%
17.8
2020
11,489
$102,697
$255,134
41.3%
26.0
2024
11,850
$109,535
$297,700
45.6%
26.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
