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Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 2,742. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,997 (+9.3% change)
Males: 1,312 (47.8%), Females: 1,430 (52.2%)

Monroe County

Zip code: 18344

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $40,224
Median house value: $126,900

Population by Race

Races in Mount Pocono:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.0%)
  • Black (10.8%)
  • Hispanic (10.1%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (22.5%), Italian (20.4%), German (19.8%), Polish (8.4%), English (7.1%), United States (2.7%).

Elevation: 1860 feet

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Pocono

  • High school or higher: 89.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Pocono borough

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

8.9% Foreign born (3.9% Europe, 3.2% Latin America, 1.1% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +922 (+50.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Pocono:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Pocono:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 29 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 57 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Pocono:

  • POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNI (about 1 miles; MOUNT POCONO, PA; Abbreviation: MPO)
  • FLYING DOLLAR (about 11 miles; CANADENSIS, PA; Abbreviation: 8N4)
  • SPRING HILL (about 15 miles; STERLING, PA; Abbreviation: 70N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Pocono:

  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 28 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)

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