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County:

Carbon County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42025

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

178,210

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

50,573

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

53,285

5.4%

5.4%

0.0%

1990:

56,846

6.7%

7.0%

-0.3%

2000:

58,802

3.4%

5.5%

-2.1%

2005:

61,959

5.4%

6.6%

-1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

56,952

96.9%

0-to-19:

14,281

24.3%

Black:

333

0.6%

20-to-39:

14,577

24.8%

Hispanic:

858

1.5%

40-to-59:

16,326

27.8%

American Indian:

83

0.1%

60-plus:

13,618

23.2%

Other:

576

1.0%

Median Age:

40.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

153.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.0%

Median Family Income:

$42,118

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.8%

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