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Population (year 2000): 5,248. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,279 (+0.6% change)
Males: 2,499 (47.6%), Females: 2,749 (52.4%)
Carbon County
Zip code:
18071
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $31,522 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,400 (year 2000)
Races in Palmerton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (28.8%), United States
(11.0%), Irish (6.7%), Slovak (5.7%), Dutch (5.7%), Ukrainian
(5.5%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palmerton
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palmerton borough
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -170 (-3.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Palmerton:
- PALMERTON HOSPITAL (135 LAFAYETTE AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Palmerton:
- GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
LEHIGHTON, PA)
- NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR KIDS IN CRISES (about 13
miles; OREFIELD, PA)
- ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palmerton:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 17 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 38 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmerton:
- BELTZVILLE (about 3 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; ID: 14N)
- SLATINGTON (about 4 miles; SLATINGTON, PA; ID: 69N)
- FLYING M AERODROME (about 8 miles; GERMANSVILLE, PA;
ID: P91)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palmerton:
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 16 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
36 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
Public high school in Palmerton:
- PALMERTON AREA HS (Students: 571; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palmerton:
- PALMER EL SCH (Students: 715; Grades: KG -
06)
- PALMERTON AREA MS (Students: 322; Grades: 07
- 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Palmerton:
- ST JOHN NEUMANN REGIONAL SCHOO (Students:
165; Location: 259 LAFAYETTE AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- CARBON COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 78;
Location: 25 OAK ST; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Palmerton:
- PALMERTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating
income: $192,921; Location: 402 DELAWARE AVE; 33,014
books; 1,899 audio materials; 1,761 video materials; 57
serial subscriptions)
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