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Population (year 2000): 4,804. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,892 (+1.8% change)
Males: 2,346 (48.8%), Females: 2,458 (51.2%)
Carbon County
Zip code:
18229
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $35,976 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,500 (year 2000)
Races in Jim Thorpe:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (37.7%), Irish (22.9%),
Italian (8.5%), Slovak (8.0%), English (5.8%), Dutch (5.3%).
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 14.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jim Thorpe
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jim Thorpe borough
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 6.7%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -256 (-5.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jim Thorpe:
- GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
LEHIGHTON, PA)
- PALMERTON HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PALMERTON, PA)
- ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
COALDALE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jim
Thorpe:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 32 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 38
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jim Thorpe:
- JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 6 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA;
ID: 22N)
- BELTZVILLE (about 8 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; ID: 14N)
- FLYING M AERODROME (about 10 miles; GERMANSVILLE,
PA; ID: P91)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jim Thorpe:
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 24 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
Public high schools in Jim Thorpe:
- JIM THORPE AREA SHS (Students: 711; Grades:
08 - 12)
- CARBON COUNTY AVTS (Students: 335; Grades: 10
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jim Thorpe:
- L B MORRIS EL SCH (Students: 941; Grades: KG
- 06)
- JIM THORPE AREA JHS (Students: 170; Grades:
07 - 07)
Private primary/middle school in Jim Thorpe:
- ST JOSEPH REGIONAL ACADEMY (Students: 233;
Location: 25 W 6TH ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Jim Thorpe:
- DIMMICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$169,645; Location: 54 BROADWAY; 21,441 books; 387 audio
materials; 207 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)
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