Living in Tamaqua Area School District Area

Living Summary

7,215

households

15,825

Total Population

$110,300

Average House Value

$743

Average Housing Rent

$54,474

Average Household Income

95.57%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,101

Total Students

KG-12

Grades Offered

16 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

40%

Percent Proficient - Math

61%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 7,215 households are located in Tamaqua Area School District area. Among them, 1,812 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.76 people. The total number of children in the region is 3,785 and 3,088 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (70) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (417) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Tamaqua Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	7,215
Population	15,825
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,812 (25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	3,785
Total Students	3,088
Pre-Kindergarten	193
Kindergarten	94
Grade 1-8	1,456
Grade 9-12	753
College/Graduate School	592
Veterans	12,799
Non-citizen	70
Non-English Home Language	417
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

13,205 residents are over the age of 16 and 7,782 people are in labor force. Among them, 7,738 people are in civilian labor force and 44 are in armed labor force. 7,305 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Tamaqua Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,239	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,935	81.99%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	756	10.44%
Public transportation	13	0.18%
Walked	281	3.88%
Other method	39	0.54%
Worked from home	215	2.97%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,305	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,200	30.12%
Service	1,013	13.87%
Sales and office	1,518	20.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	842	11.53%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,732	23.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,305	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	189	2.59%
Construction	567	7.76%
Manufacturing	1,528	20.92%
Wholesale trade	302	4.13%
Retail trade	817	11.18%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	433	5.93%
Information	44	0.60%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	251	3.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	360	4.93%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,913	26.19%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	369	5.05%
Other services, except public administration	361	4.94%
Public administration	171	2.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,305	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,214	85.07%
Government workers	772	10.57%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	319	4.37%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,497 for the 7,215 households in Tamaqua Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $39,533. 15,086 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.57%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,215	-
Less than $10,000	394	5.46%
$10,000 - $14,999	405	5.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	842	11.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	740	10.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	949	13.15%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,486	20.60%
$75,000 - $99,999	982	13.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	965	13.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	332	4.60%
More than $200,000	120	1.66%
Median Household Income	$54,474	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,497	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,550	-
Less than $10,000	138	3.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	59	1.30%
$15,000 - $24,999	301	6.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	362	7.96%
$35,000 - $49,999	585	12.86%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,129	24.81%
$75,000 - $99,999	846	18.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	711	15.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	324	7.12%
More than $200,000	95	2.09%

Median Family Income	$66,682	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,521	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$39,533	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,754	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,754	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,786	-
With health insurance coverage	15,086	95.57%
Public coverage	6,577	41.66%
Private health insurance	11,615	73.58%
Without health insurance coverage	700	4.43%

Housing

There are 8,225 housing units in Tamaqua Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 7,215 units (87.72%) occupied. 5,285 houses (73.25%) are occupied by owner and 1,930 houses (26.75%) are rented. The average housing value is $110,300 and the average rental cost is $743. 3 houses (0.04%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,896 houses (47.37%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,225	-
Occupied	7,215	87.72%
Owner Occupied	5,285	73.25%
Renter Occupied	1,930	26.75%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,459	54.21%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,046	24.88%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,130	13.74%
Mobile Homes	590	7.17%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,225	-
Built 2014 or later	3	0.04%
Built 2010 - 2013	167	2.03%
Built 2000 - 2009	782	9.51%
Built 1990 - 1999	736	8.95%
Built 1980 - 1989	454	5.52%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,000	12.16%
Built 1960 - 1969	417	5.07%
Built 1950 - 1959	770	9.36%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,896	47.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,225	-
1 room	81	0.98%
2 rooms	173	2.10%
3 rooms	343	4.17%
4 rooms	880	10.70%
5 rooms	1,365	16.60%
6 rooms	1,861	22.63%
7 rooms	1,494	18.16%
8 rooms	996	12.11%
9 rooms or more	1,032	12.55%
Median Number of Rooms	6.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,225	-
no bedroom	90	1.09%
1 bedroom	657	7.99%
2 bedrooms	1,617	19.66%
3 bedrooms	4,214	51.23%
4 bedrooms	1,375	16.72%
5 bedrooms or more	272	3.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,285	-
Less than $50,000	977	18.49%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,515	28.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	642	12.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	887	16.78%
$200,000 - $299,999	908	17.18%
$300,000 - $499,999	235	4.45%
$500,000 - $999,999	74	1.40%
$1,000,000 or more	47	0.89%
Median House Value	$110,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,738	-
Less than $500	366	21.06%
$500 - $999	1,081	62.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	282	16.23%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	9	0.52%
Median Rental Costs	$743	-

Demographic

A total of 15,972 people lives in Tamaqua Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 7,964 male and 8,008 female. The males to female ratio is 49.86 to 50.14. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	15,972	-
Male	7,964	49.86%
Female	8,008	50.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,972	-
Under 5 years	781	4.89%
5 - 9 years	858	5.37%
10 - 14 years	931	5.83%
15 - 19 years	732	4.58%
20 - 24 years	702	4.40%
25 - 34 years	1,532	9.59%
35 - 44 years	1,856	11.62%
45 - 54 years	2,516	15.75%
55 - 59 years	1,199	7.51%
60 - 64 years	1,102	6.90%
65 - 74 years	1,851	11.59%
75 - 84 years	1,474	9.23%
85 years and older	438	2.74%
Median Age	47.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,972	-
One Race	15,786	98.84%
White	15,577	97.53%
Black or African American	111	0.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.08%
Asian	15	0.09%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	70	0.44%

Two or more races	186	1.16%
White and Black or African American	104	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	35	0.22%
White and Asian	15	0.09%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.04%