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Moving to Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania

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Population: 744. Estimated population in July 2024: 822 (+10.5% change)
Males: 367 (49.3%), Females: 377 (50.7%)

Monroe County

Zip code: 18327

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $37,708
Median house value: $117,700

Population by Race

Races in Delaware Water Gap:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
  • Hispanic (5.0%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (34.0%), Italian (17.5%), Irish (16.8%), Polish (8.3%), English (8.2%), Scottish (3.8%).

Elevation: 520 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Delaware Water Gap

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delaware Water Gap borough

  • Never married: 30.2%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

3.6% Foreign born (2.6% Europe, 0.5% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Delaware Water Gap:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Delaware Water Gap:

  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 31 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 47 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 55 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Delaware Water Gap:

  • STROUDSBURG-POCONO (about 4 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N53)
  • BLAIRSTOWN (about 12 miles; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: 1N7)
  • FLYING DOLLAR (about 18 miles; CANADENSIS, PA; Abbreviation: 8N4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delaware Water Gap:

  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 5 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 41 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)

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