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Language Spoken At Home in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,079 | 100% |
English only | 4,762 | 93.8% |
Language other than English | 317 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 212 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 105 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,419 | 100% |
American | 339 | 6.3% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 28 | 0.5% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 215 | 4.0% |
English | 220 | 4.1% |
French (except Basque) | 43 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,522 | 28.1% |
Greek | 75 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 26 | 0.5% |
Irish | 481 | 8.9% |
Italian | 372 | 6.9% |
Lithuanian | 74 | 1.4% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.4% |
Polish | 193 | 3.6% |
Portuguese | 30 | 0.6% |
Russian | 78 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 0 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 0 | 0.0% |
Slovak | 124 | 2.3% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 26 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 263 | 4.9% |
Welsh | 127 | 2.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,425 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,292 | 53.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 674 | 27.8% |
Married-couple family | 1,042 | 43.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 538 | 22.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 83 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 7 | 0.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 167 | 6.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 129 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,133 | 46.7% |
Householder living alone | 869 | 35.8% |
65 years and over | 424 | 17.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 706 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 699 | 28.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,419 | 100% |
Householder | 2,425 | 44.7% |
Spouse | 1,068 | 19.7% |
Child | 1,381 | 25.5% |
Other relatives | 179 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 366 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 231 | 4.3% |
Marital Status in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,104 | 100% |
Never married | 686 | 32.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,107 | 52.6% |
Separated | 19 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 109 | 5.2% |
Divorced | 183 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,367 | 100% |
Never married | 479 | 20.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,043 | 44.1% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 578 | 24.4% |
Divorced | 267 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 18 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 18 | 100.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 165 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 44 | 26.7% |
Less than 1 year | 19 | 11.5% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 25 | 15.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 44 | 100% |
Who are female | 13 | 29.5% |
Who are married | 44 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,223 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 67 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 96 | 7.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 457 | 37.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 250 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 353 | 28.9% |
Educational Attainment in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,775 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 102 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 584 | 15.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,664 | 44.1% |
Some college, no degree | 554 | 14.7% |
Associate's degree | 408 | 10.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 301 | 8.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 162 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.3% |
Veteran Status in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,299 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 461 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 5,419 | 100% |
With a disability | 856 | 15.8% |
Under 18 years | 1,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 44 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 3,423 | 100% |
With a disability | 419 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 876 | 100% |
With a disability | 393 | 44.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 5,371 | 100% |
Same house | 4,642 | 86.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 729 | 13.6% |
Same county | 513 | 9.6% |
Different county | 216 | 4.0% |
Same state | 162 | 3.0% |
Different state | 54 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,419 | 100% |
Native | 5,330 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 5,228 | 96.5% |
State of residence | 4,610 | 85.1% |
Different state | 618 | 11.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 102 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 89 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 89 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 34 | 38.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 55 | 61.8% |
Year of Entry in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 191 | 100% |
Native | 102 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 102 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 89 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 89 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Palmerton Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 89 | 100% |
Europe | 20 | 22.5% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 69 | 77.5% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |