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Moving to Gilberton, Pennsylvania

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Population: 867. Estimated population in July 2024: 838 (-3.3% change)
Males: 434 (50.1%), Females: 433 (49.9%)

Schuylkill County

Zip code: 17934

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $24,792
Median house value: $25,100

Population by Race

Races in Gilberton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (25.8%), Polish (16.5%), German (16.3%), Ukrainian (15.9%), Lithuanian (12.9%), Dutch (9.7%).

Elevation: 1140 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gilberton

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gilberton borough

  • Never married: 30.2%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -395 (-31.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gilberton:

  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 8 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; ASHLAND, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gilberton:

  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 36 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 47 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 51 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gilberton:

  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
  • BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 20 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N13)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 22 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gilberton:

  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 21 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 37 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)

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