Moving to Mountainhome, Pennsylvania

Population: 1,169
Males: 558 (47.7%), Females: 611 (52.3%)

Monroe County

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $40,357
Median house value: $107,900

Population by Race

Races in Mountainhome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (23.3%), Italian (17.2%), Irish (17.0%), French (7.2%), Polish (6.9%), United States (6.1%).

Elevation: 1169 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountainhome

  • High school or higher: 86.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountainhome CDP

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 16.9%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

2.7% Foreign born (2.7% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mountainhome:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountainhome:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 33 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 50 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountainhome:

  • FLYING DOLLAR (about 4 miles; CANADENSIS, PA; Abbreviation: 8N4)
  • POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNI (about 8 miles; MOUNT POCONO, PA; Abbreviation: MPO)
  • STROUDSBURG-POCONO (about 13 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N53)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountainhome:

  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 31 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)

Private primary/middle school in Mountainhome:

  • EVERGREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: ROUTE 390 PO BOX 53; Grades: 6 – 11)

Libraries

Library in Mountainhome:

  • BARRETT FRIENDLY LIBRARY (Operating income: $122,160; Location: P O BOX 604; 20,768 books; 753 audio materials; 1,284 video materials; 143 serial subscriptions)