Palmerton is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,636 people and just one neighborhood, Palmerton is the 264th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Palmerton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Unlike some boroughs, Palmerton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Palmerton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Palmerton is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmerton who work in food service (9.73%), office and administrative support (9.56%), and healthcare suport services (7.71%).
Also of interest is that Palmerton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
As is often the case in a small borough, Palmerton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Palmerton rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.60% of adults 25 and older in Palmerton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Palmerton in 2022 was $39,387, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,548 for a family of four. However, Palmerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Palmerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmerton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Palmerton include German, English, Pennsylvania German, Dutch, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Palmerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Palmerton, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Many people dream of living along a street lined with row houses or other attached homes. Such places do often have an abundance of charm. If you are one of these people, the neighborhood could be your paradise. With 29.5% of the homes and real estate here classified as rowhouses or other attached homes, this neighborhood brims with opportunity to find the right place for you. Only 3.4% of U.S. neighborhoods have more row houses than this neighborhood, making it one of the most interesting things about this special neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 4.5% have Ukrainian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Palmerton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 32.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.7%), and 17.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Palmerton, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (34.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.7%), and residents who report Dutch roots (6.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.7%), along with some Slovak ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (81.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (6.4%) and 5.6% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.