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Population (year 2000): 5,756. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,264 (+8.8% change)
Males: 2,675 (46.5%), Females: 3,081 (53.5%)
Monroe County
Zip code:
18360
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $32,409 (year 2000)
Median house value: $116,300 (year 2000)
Races in Stroudsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.9%)
- Hispanic (6.9%)
- Black (6.4%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (24.1%), Irish (17.3%),
Italian (13.8%), English (7.9%), Polish (5.7%), United States
(3.0%).
Elevation: 430 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Stroudsburg
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Stroudsburg borough
- Never married: 36.3%
- Now married: 41.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 11.8%
7.2% Foreign born (2.6% Europe, 2.6% Latin
America, 1.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +458 (+8.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Stroudsburg:
- POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; EAST
STROUDSBURG, PA)
- WARREN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PHILLIPSBURG, NJ)
- EASTON HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; EASTON, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Stroudsburg:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 44 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 57 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stroudsburg:
- STROUDSBURG-POCONO (about 5 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG,
PA; ID: N53)
- BLAIRSTOWN (about 15 miles; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; ID: 1N7)
- POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNI (about 16 miles; MOUNT POCONO,
PA; ID: MPO)
College/University in Stroudsburg:
- STROUDSBURG SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (Full-time
enrollment: 27; Location: 100 NORTH 8TH ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.asc-ssc.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Stroudsburg:
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 6
miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment:
4,985)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 35 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 43 miles; SCRANTON,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
Public high school in Stroudsburg:
- STROUDSBURG HS (Students: 1,293; Grades: 10 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Stroudsburg:
- STROUDSBURG JHS/MS (Students: 1,393; Grades:
07 - 09)
- STROUDSBURG INTRMD EL SCH (Students: 1,316;
Grades: 04 - 06)
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS EL SCH (Students: 379;
Grades: KG - 03)
- B F MOREY EL SCH (Students: 317; Grades: KG -
03)
- CLEARVIEW EL SCH (Students: 273; Grades: KG -
03)
- W H RAMSEY EL SCH (Students: 189; Grades: KG
- 03)
Private primary/middle school in Stroudsburg:
- STROUDSBURG SEVENTH DAY ADVENT (Students: 26;
Location: RD 2 BOX 2085; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Stroudsburg:
- EASTERN MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,567,192; Location: 1002 NORTH 9TH ST; 140,492
books; 4,234 audio materials; 4,411 video materials; 388
serial subscriptions)
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