Moving to Ringtown, Pennsylvania

Population: 826. Estimated population in July 2024: 783 (-5.2% change)
Males: 390 (47.2%), Females: 436 (52.8%)

Zip code: 17967

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $36,563
Median house value: $78,000

Population by Race

Races in Ringtown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: Polish (30.8%), German (24.8%), Irish (14.5%), Lithuanian (10.3%), English (9.7%), Italian (9.1%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ringtown

  • High school or higher: 89.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ringtown borough

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ringtown:

  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ringtown:

  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 40 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 49 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • LANCASTER (about 52 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ringtown:

  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 15 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
  • BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 17 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N13)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 20 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ringtown:

  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 41 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)

Public primary/middle school in Ringtown:

  • RINGTOWN EL SCH (Students: 159; Grades: KG – 06)