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Mount Pocono Information

Population (year 2000): 2,742, Est. population in July 2002: 2,858 (+4.2% change)
Males: 1,312 (47.8%), Females: 1,430 (52.2%)

Elevation: 1860 feet

County: Monroe

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Zip code: 18344

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $40,224 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,900 (year 2000)

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%)
  

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

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%