Palmerton, Pennsylvania

Geography Palmerton is located at 40°48'11" North, 75°36'43" West (40.803077, -75.611808)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.59% water.

Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 5,248 people, 2,220 households, and 1,429 families residing in the borough. The population density is 813.8/km² (2,109.1/mi²). There are 2,365 housing units at an average density of 366.7/km² (950.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 98.29% White, 0.15% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 2.36% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 2,220 households out of which 29.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% are married couples living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.92.

In the borough the population is spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough is $31,522, and the median income for a family is $36,967. Males have a median income of $31,278 versus $21,781 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $16,225. 10.0% of the population and 8.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.5% are under the age of 18 and 10.2% are 65 or older.