Palmerton Pennsylvania Real Estate
Palmerton, Pennsylvania, is located in Carbon County, 16 miles N of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 61 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Palmerton has a population of 5,248.
Palmerton Homes
Palmerton properties pool is 2,220 residential properties including Palmerton new homes. Median age of real estate in Palmerton is 1939. Average Household size is 2.92 people. 1% are one bedroom homes, 26% are 2 bedroom homes, 52% are 3 bedroom homes, 18% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Palmerton Mortgage Statistics
Palmerton mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Palmerton |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
41% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
59% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
41% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
18% |
16% |
Palmerton Area Real Estate Tax
Palmerton Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $936 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 36,967. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Palmerton School District: Children make up 23.1% of Palmerton population. Palmerton has 1,211 under 18 years old residents, or 0.51 kids per one worker, or 0.55 kids per one household.
Palmerton Real Estate & Palmerton Homeownership
There are 666 or 30% one person households, 732.6 or 33% two person households, and 377.4 or 17% three person households in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. Median residents age is 38.1, Senior citizens (65+) make up 963 or 18.3%% of Palmerton population.
There are 2,395 workers (over 16 years of age) in Palmerton. Of these, 92.32% drive to work. Approximately 0.38% of workers in Palmerton take public transportation. An estimated 6.39% walk to work.
Median Palmerton homeowner's housing expences are 19.3%
Crime in Palmerton (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Palmerton |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
51.45 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
1.91 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
47.64 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
318.22 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
55.26 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
249.62 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
13.34 |
43.3 |
Invest in Palmerton Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Palmerton Pennsylvania area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Palmerton |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Allentown, Pennsylvania |
- |
| Near Large City |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
- |
| Palmerton Zip Codes |
18071 |
- |
| Palmerton Area Codes |
610 |
- |
| White population |
98.29% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.15% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.17% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.17% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
2.36% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 36,967% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
9.93% |
12.4% |
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